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Average valueActiveTRIPLE 777 · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
TRIPLE 777: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.68 on average.
▼ -5.2 pts vs launch#25 of 26 · $5 MA games
▼ -5.2 pts vs launch#25 of 26 · $5 MA games
TRIPLE 777 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.6%, down 5.2 percentage points from the launch value of 78.8%. 1 of the original 5 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 59% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
73.6%
expected return
1 in 4.02
odds of any win
1 of 5
$1M jackpots left
59%
claimed · 9M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,530,900 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 1,704 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.68 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.32 · 66.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $2K
$0.20 · 3.9% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.16 · 3.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.4%
Just 1 ticket out of 6.2M 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
1,529,775 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
59% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2025.
15.1M
tickets printed
9M
tickets claimed · 59%
6.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
20%
Tickets left
41%
20% of top prizes remain with 41% 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
#25 of 26
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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