The Best Scratch-Off Tickets in Massachusetts Right Now

Massachusetts has one of the more active scratch-off programs in the country, with 50+ games running at any given time and a state lottery that actually publishes odds data. That makes it possible to do what most players never bother doing: rank the games by value before spending a dollar.

The rankings below are based on live Massachusetts scratch-off data on ScratchCheck, pulled from official state sources. The ValueScore factors in overall odds, prize payout percentage, and remaining top prizes. Games with zero top prizes left are excluded from the top picks here regardless of their base odds.

Best $20 Ticket Right Now: $2,000,000 Stacked

$2,000,000 Stacked is the top-ranked Massachusetts scratch-off right now with a ValueScore of 95 out of 100. Overall odds of 1 in 2.94, an 85.6% prize payout rate, and 12 top prizes still unclaimed make this the standout pick at the $20 price point. The combination of strong odds and a healthy remaining prize pool is what separates it from everything else in the rankings.

For context, the state average payout for $20 tickets tends to hover around 84-85%. This one is at the top of that range. Twelve top prizes remaining is also a meaningful number. Many of the $20 games currently active in MA have already had most of their big prizes claimed.

Best $10 Ticket: $4,000,000 Extreme Cash 2026

At the $10 tier, $4,000,000 Extreme Cash 2026 ranks third overall with a ValueScore of 90.9. Odds of 1 in 3.47 and an 85% payout rate are solid for a $10 game. Two top prizes of $4 million are still available. This is a newer game (game number 541), which matters because the prize pool hasn't been picked over yet.

The next best $10 option is $4,000,000 In the Money (game #529) at rank 5 overall, ValueScore 89.4, same 1 in 3.47 odds, and three top prizes remaining. Either of these beats most of the $10 field by a significant margin.

Worth knowing what to avoid at $10: games like 100X Cash, $4,000,000 Bonus Money, and 100X all still have solid underlying payout rates (84-85%) but their top prizes are at 0 or 1 remaining. The base value is there, but the ceiling is gone.

Best $30 Ticket: $15,000,000 Magnificent Millions

If you're going to spend $30 on a scratch-off in Massachusetts, $15,000,000 Magnificent Millions is the best current option at that price. Overall odds of 1 in 2.78 are the best in the $30 tier, and it carries a ValueScore of 89.9. Three top prizes of $15 million remain. The 84.3% payout rate is consistent with other $30 games but the odds edge over competitors like Diamond Deluxe (1 in 3.09) is meaningful.

The $30 tier in Massachusetts also includes the $10,000,000 Cashword (1 in 2.98, ValueScore 85.6, 3 top prizes left) as a secondary pick. Cashword games tend to play differently than straight multiplier games, which some players prefer. Both are meaningfully better than MILLIONS (rank 36, 0 top prizes remaining) or 300X (rank 40, 1 top prize left).

Best $5 Ticket: Extreme Green 2026

The $5 tier is competitive in Massachusetts right now with several solid options. Extreme Green 2026 (game #539) leads the group at ValueScore 73.1, with overall odds of 1 in 4.02 and a 78.8% payout rate. Three top prizes of $1 million remain. This is a newly released game, which is reflected in the intact prize pool.

$1,000,000 High Roller (rank 19, ValueScore 71.7) is worth a mention at $5 because it has five top prizes remaining, more than any other $5 game in the current rankings. The payout rate is the same 78.8% as Extreme Green. If maximizing the chance that a top prize is still out there matters to you, High Roller has more of them unclaimed.

Ruby Mine 50X (rank 20, ValueScore 71.1) rounds out the strong $5 options with odds of 1 in 4.02 and three top prizes remaining.

The Outlier Worth Mentioning: $5,000,000 100X Cashword

The $5,000,000 100X Cashword is ranked second overall with a ValueScore of 90.9, and it has the best overall odds in the top 10 at 1 in 2.85. The issue: only two top prizes of $5 million remain out of however many were originally printed. For a $20 ticket, that's a thin prize pool. You're not necessarily getting bad value on the lower prize tiers, but the top of the game is nearly picked clean.

This is a case where the underlying structure of the game is strong but the timing is less favorable. It ranked higher before more top prizes were claimed. Worth being aware of before reaching for it.

Games to Skip Right Now

Several active Massachusetts games have zero top prizes remaining. These include $4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler, MILLIONS ($30), 100X Cash, $2,500,000 Merry and Bright, 777, and BONUS 100X. Some of these have decent base payout rates in the 84-86% range, which means small and mid-tier prizes are still out there. But if any part of your reason for buying is the chance at the top prize, it's already gone.

The $10,000,000 Bonanza and 300X are in similar territory with only one top prize left each. Not zero, but close enough to flag.

How to Check This Yourself

Rankings change as prizes get claimed. A game that looks solid today can drop meaningfully once its remaining top prizes go from 3 to 1. The Massachusetts scratch-off rankings on ScratchCheck update from official state data regularly, so the current standings will reflect actual remaining prizes rather than the original print-run odds.

You can also sort by overall odds or prize payout percentage if those factors matter more to you than the composite ValueScore. Different players weight these differently. Some want the best raw odds. Others want the highest chance of a top-prize win given what's left. The data is there to sort any way you want.