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Average valueActiveWINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER · $2 · Massachusetts Lottery
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER: Average value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.45 on average.
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#10 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#10 of 19 · $2 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.5%, down 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 4 of the original 5 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 20% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
72.5%
expected return
1 in 4.6
odds of any win
4 of 5
$50K top prizes left
20%
claimed · 1M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 874,102 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$3 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 89,341 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.45 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.38 · 68.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.07 · 3.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
874,057 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
20% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
5M
tickets printed
1M
tickets claimed · 20%
4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
80%
80% of top prizes remain with only 80% 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 $2 MA peers
#10 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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