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Exceptional valueActiveSTRIKE IT RICH · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
STRIKE IT RICH: Exceptional value. A $10 ticket pays back $9.20 on average.
▲ +5.6 pts vs launch#4 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:15 PM
▲ +5.6 pts vs launch#4 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:15 PM
STRIKE IT RICH is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 92.0%, up 5.6 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 28% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
92.0%
expected return
1 in 3.52
odds of any win
3 of 3
$4M jackpots left
28%
claimed · 2.8M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,061,561 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 $9.20 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
$0.54 · 5.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.34 · 23.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.6%
Just 8 tickets out of 7.3M 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
2,058,916 winning tickets remain in this range: 69% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
28% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
10.1M
tickets printed
2.8M
tickets claimed · 28%
7.3M
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
72%
100% of top prizes remain with only 72% 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
#4 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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