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$10,000 BONUS PLAYMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Massachusetts Lottery
10
VALUESCORE
Poor
$1MassachusettsGame #494GREEN
At a glance

$10,000 BONUS PLAY is a $1 ticket from the Massachusetts Lottery. Our estimate for the $10,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 1,381,767 per ticket, from 1 in 1,007,744 at launch. At 1 in 5.93, its overall odds are the longest of Massachusetts's 9 $1 games. On ValueScore it earns 10/100 (Poor), good for 9th out of 9 $1 tickets in Massachusetts. None of its winning tickets pays $1 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 5.93
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$10,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
17%
ValueScore™
10 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70
↓
POOR VALUE
Weak value right now at #99 of the 100 active games we track in Massachusetts. Check the higher-ranked games in Massachusetts first.
Why
↓$0.70 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.0M at launch, about 1 in 1.4M now. The $10,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • At 1 in 5.93, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$10,000
1 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 1.0M
now ~1 in 1.4M
$100
395 of 2,856 left
launch odds 1 in 2,823
now ~1 in 3,498
$40
595 of 4,480 left
launch odds 1 in 1,800
now ~1 in 2,322
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
$10,0001 in 1,008,00081
13%
$1001 in 2,8242,856395
14%
$401 in 1,8004,480595
13%
$251 in 9868,1761,132
14%
$201 in 15053,7607,766
14%
$101 in 9486,01613,950
16%
$51 in 9486,01613,409
16%
$41 in 9486,01613,817
16%
$31 in 68118,27219,931
17%
$21 in 9913,920162,017
18%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$5,641,360
Current Prize Pool
$902,560
Payout Percentage
16.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
233,013

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
8,061,954
Estimated Remaining
1,381,767
% Remaining
17.1%
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 $10,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on July 26.

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March 6October 14
  • July 26, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • March 13, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Massachusetts's $1 games (0.9% 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

10
VALUESCORE
Poor
10
out of 100
Expected Value
1/40
Prize Quality
3/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
494
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
8/12/2025
Payout %
70.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 5.93 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $10,000 BONUS PLAY scratch-off a good buy?
No. $10,000 BONUS PLAY scores 10/100 (Poor) and is 9th 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 $10,000 BONUS PLAY scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $10,000 BONUS PLAY are 1 in 5.93. This means roughly 1 in every 6 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $10,000 BONUS PLAY?
The top prize for $10,000 BONUS PLAY is $10,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $10,000 BONUS PLAY?
Based on our latest data, 17% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 233,013 out of 1,359,520 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

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 LIFE141 in 4.7769.7%$80K · 10.3%
$10,000 WINTER WINNINGS111 in 4.7970.0%$10K · 10.1%
$10,000 BONUS PLAY (this game)101 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.