A Pittsfield man claimed the last $1 million on Massachusetts' $1,000,000 Bonus Wins
Kenneth Dougherty of Pittsfield has claimed the third and final $1 million top prize on the Massachusetts State Lottery's $1,000,000 Bonus Wins, a $5 scratch ticket.
He bought the ticket at Palmers Variety, 221 Elm St. in Pittsfield. Dougherty chose the cash option, a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes, and told the lottery he plans to save it. The store gets a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The cash figure is 65% of the prize, the same ratio a Worcester winner got on Decade of Dollars earlier this month.
His win leaves the game without a top prize, though it hasn't left store shelves. $1,000,000 Bonus Wins went on sale in July 2025 with about 10 million tickets, and around 75% of them have sold. That leaves close to 2.5 million tickets in circulation and no $1 million prize among them.
| Prize | Printed | Still unclaimed |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 3 | 0 |
| $5,000 | 140 | 37 |
| $1,000 | 1,540 | 362 |
| $500 | 3,780 | 830 |
| $100 | 69,160 | 15,469 |
| $5 (break-even) | 1,008,000 | 270,174 |
The unclaimed prizes add up to about $8.6 million against roughly $12.4 million in remaining tickets, a return near 69 cents on the dollar. Across its whole run the game paid 78.6%. The top of the table now stops at $5,000, a prize printed at odds of 1 in 72,000.
That drop shows up in our ValueScore™, where the game scores 43.8, 17th of the 26 $5 tickets Massachusetts is selling. $1,000,000 Supreme Winnings leads the state's $5 games at 65.6. Some games end the other way, with a top prize nobody claims, and we tracked how often retired scratch-offs end with one unclaimed.
Sources
WWLP: Pittsfield man wins $1 million prize on lottery scratch ticket
Massachusetts State Lottery: Instant tickets and prizes remaining
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there any $1 million prizes left on $1,000,000 Bonus Wins?
No. Kenneth Dougherty of Pittsfield claimed the third and final $1 million top prize in September 2026. The $5 Massachusetts game is still on sale, and its largest remaining prizes are 37 of $5,000.
How much is the cash option on a $1 million Massachusetts scratch ticket?
On $1,000,000 Bonus Wins it was $650,000 before taxes, or 65% of the prize. After 24% federal and 5% Massachusetts withholding, that leaves about $461,500.
What does $1,000,000 Bonus Wins pay back now that the top prizes are gone?
Roughly 69 cents per dollar on the tickets still unsold, by our estimate, down from 78.6% across the full print run. About $8.6 million in prizes remain, spread over roughly 2.5 million tickets.
Jessie Jurado is a news writer who covers new scratch-off launches, state lottery guides, taxes on winnings, news, and much more. She joined ScratchCheck in 2026 and writes the site's state-by-state coverage.
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