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$1,000,000 BIG MONEYMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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36
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5MassachusettsGame #504GREEN
At a glance

$1,000,000 BIG MONEY is one of the Massachusetts Lottery's $5 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $1,000,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 1,753,901, from 1 in 3,026,301 at launch. Its ValueScore of 36/100 (Below Avg) makes it 22nd out of 27 $5 tickets in Massachusetts. Its overall odds of 1 in 5.37 trail the 1 in 4.14 typical of Massachusetts's $5 games. None of its winning tickets pays $5 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 5.37
Exp. Value
$0.79
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
29%
ValueScore™
36 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.79
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
It is 22nd of the 27 active $5 games in Massachusetts, so most $5 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Prizes hit less often here, roughly 19% per ticket (1 in 5.37).
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 3.0M at launch, about 1 in 1.8M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $1,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$1,000,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 3.0M
now ~1 in 1.8M
$10,000
56 of 168 left
launch odds 1 in 72K
now ~1 in 63K
$1,000
478 of 1,596 left
launch odds 1 in 7,585
now ~1 in 7,338
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
$1,000,0001 in 3,024,00042
50%
$10,0001 in 72,00016856
33%
$1,0001 in 7,5791,596478
30%
$5001 in 1,14310,5842,956
28%
$1001 in 18764,59618,206
28%
$501 in 15080,64022,875
28%
$251 in 15080,64023,005
29%
$201 in 50241,92069,289
29%
$101 in 71,774,080516,355
29%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$47,654,800
Current Prize Pool
$14,604,805
Payout Percentage
30.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
653,222

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
12,105,204
Estimated Remaining
3,507,802
% Remaining
29.0%
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

All 2 $1,000,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

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March 6October 14

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 $5 games (0.7% 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

36
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
36
out of 100
Expected Value
19/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
504
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
8/12/2025
Payout %
78.8%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 5.37 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $1,000,000 BIG MONEY scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. $1,000,000 BIG MONEY scores 36/100 (Below Average) and is 22nd out of 27 $5 tickets in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.79 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $1,000,000 BIG MONEY scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $1,000,000 BIG MONEY are 1 in 5.37. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $1,000,000 BIG MONEY?
The top prize for $1,000,000 BIG MONEY is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $1,000,000 BIG MONEY?
Based on our latest data, 29% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 653,222 out of 2,254,228 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in Massachusetts

All 27 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$1,000,000 NEON CASH651 in 4.1478.8%$1M · 40.5%
$1,000,000 SUPREME WINNINGS641 in 4.1379.1%$1M · 32.7%
50X621 in 4.1478.6%$1M · 31.4%
$1,000,000 HIGH ROLLER621 in 4.1478.8%$1M · 40.4%
$500,000 COLOR BLAST601 in 4.1676.2%$500K · 31.6%
$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN591 in 4.1478.8%$1M · 30.4%
KENO™571 in 4.1579.5%$1M · 21.3%
BIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2026571 in 4.1676.2%$500K · 31.2%
$250,000 JACKPOT561 in 4.0176.5%$250K · 20.5%
$1,000,000 BIG MONEY (this game)361 in 5.3778.8%$1M · 20.5%

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.