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Decent valueActiveMILLIONS · $30 · Massachusetts Lottery
MILLIONS: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.08 on average.
▼ -7.0 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $30 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -7.0 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $30 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
MILLIONS is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.9%, down 7.0 percentage points from the launch value of 84.0%. 0 of the original 3 $15,000,000 ($750K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 76% of the 18.1M printed tickets have been sold.
76.9%
expected return
1 in 2.8
odds of any win
0 of 3
$15M jackpots left
76%
claimed · 13.7M of 18.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,596,560 winning tickets still unclaimed.
24 win more than $30
$40 – $200, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
64 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 212 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.08 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.73 · 65.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$2.44 · 8.1% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.91 · 3.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.9%
Just 4 tickets out of 4.4M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
1,592,234 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
76% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2022.
18.1M
tickets printed
13.7M
tickets claimed · 76%
4.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
24%
0% of top prizes remain with 24% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Massachusetts Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 MA peers
#6 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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