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$100 A WEEK FOR LIFEMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Massachusetts Lottery
14
VALUESCORE
Poor
$1MassachusettsGame #478GREEN
At a glance

$100 A WEEK FOR LIFE is one of the Massachusetts Lottery's $1 games. Only 11% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Its ValueScore of 14/100 (Poor) makes it 7th out of 9 $1 tickets in Massachusetts.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.77
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$80,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
11%
ValueScore™
14 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70
↓
POOR VALUE
Ranked 95th out of 100 Massachusetts scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 6 other $1 Massachusetts games ranked higher.
Why
↓You get back about $0.70 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 21% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.77), lower than most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$80,000
paid for life
1 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 1.0M
now ~1 in 1.1M
$1,000
8 of 40 left
launch odds 1 in 252K
now ~1 in 135K
$100
460 of 7,630 left
launch odds 1 in 1,322
now ~1 in 2,352
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$80,0001 in 1,008,000101
10%
$1,0001 in 252,000408
20%
$1001 in 1,3217,630460
6%
$401 in 1,6006,300415
7%
$201 in 60016,8001,159
7%
$101 in 12580,6406,128
8%
$51 in 54188,16015,002
8%
$41 in 50201,60018,212
9%
$21 in 15672,00069,299
10%
$11 in 11940,800116,162
12%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$7,029,400
Current Prize Pool
$637,678
Payout Percentage
9.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
226,846

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
10,083,685
Estimated Remaining
1,082,055
% Remaining
10.7%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 2 $80,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on May 3.

30
March 6October 14
  • May 3, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • April 12, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Massachusetts's $1 games (1% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

14
VALUESCORE
Poor
14
out of 100
Expected Value
2/40
Prize Quality
4/25
Win Frequency
3/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
478
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
2/18/2025
Payout %
69.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.77 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE scratch-off a good buy?
No. $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE scores 14/100 (Poor) and is 7th out of 9 $1 tickets in Massachusetts, among the weakest tickets in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE are 1 in 4.77. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
The top prize for $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE is $80,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
Based on our latest data, 11% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 226,846 out of 2,113,980 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $1 ticket in Massachusetts

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$5,000 WIN IT ALL411 in 4.7770.0%$5K · 52.1%
10X351 in 4.7770.0%$10K · 71.5%
$50 in a Flash331 in 4.7670.0%$10K · 70.8%
$10,000 SILVER STRIKE291 in 4.6270.0%$10K · 31.1%
2 FOR $1271 in 4.7670.0%$10K · 30.8%
$10,000 DOUBLE WIN201 in 4.7970.0%$10K · 40.8%
$100 A WEEK FOR LIFE (this game)141 in 4.7769.7%$80K · 10.3%
$10,000 WINTER WINNINGS111 in 4.7970.0%$10K · 10.1%
$10,000 BONUS PLAY101 in 5.9370.0%$10K · 10.5%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.