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Decent valueActiveTRIPLE 777 · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
TRIPLE 777: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.82 on average.
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#17 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#17 of 25 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
TRIPLE 777 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.4%, down 2.4 percentage points from the launch value of 78.8%. 2 of the original 5 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 56% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
76.4%
expected return
1 in 4.0
odds of any win
2 of 5
$1M jackpots left
56%
claimed · 8.4M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,662,963 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,693 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.82 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.33 · 66.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $2K
$0.20 · 3.9% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.30 · 6.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.4%
Just 2 tickets out of 6.7M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,661,743 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
56% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2025.
15.1M
tickets printed
8.4M
tickets claimed · 56%
6.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
44%
40% of top prizes remain with 44% 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 $5 MA peers
#17 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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