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Exceptional valueActiveSTRIKE IT RICH · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
STRIKE IT RICH: Exceptional value. A $10 ticket pays back $9.35 on average.
▲ +7.1 pts vs launch#3 of 23 · $10 MA games
▲ +7.1 pts vs launch#3 of 23 · $10 MA games
STRIKE IT RICH is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 93.5%, up 7.1 percentage points from the launch value of 86.4%. 3 of the original 3 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 36% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
93.5%
expected return
1 in 3.52
odds of any win
3 of 3
$4M jackpots left
36%
claimed · 3.7M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,820,854 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $10
$15 – $300, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 915 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $9.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.32 · 63.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.53 · 5.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.50 · 25.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.5%
Just 7 tickets out of 6.4M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,818,525 winning tickets remain in this range: 68% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
36% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
10.1M
tickets printed
3.7M
tickets claimed · 36%
6.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
64%
100% of top prizes remain with only 64% 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 $10 MA peers
#3 of 23
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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