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Ranked 39th of 100 Tickets in Massachusetts

$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREENMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Massachusetts Lottery
55
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5MassachusettsGame #498GREEN
At a glance

$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN is a $5 ticket from the Massachusetts Lottery. The $1,000,000 top prize is an annuity: $50,000 a year for 20 years. At launch, about 1 in 8,965 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.14
Exp. Value
$0.76
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
$50,000 a year for 20 years
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
64%
ValueScore™
55 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.76
→
AVERAGE
A typical $5 ticket, ranked #39 of the 100 active games we track in Massachusetts.
Why
→The prize pool gives back $0.76 of every $1, better than most games manage.
  • About a 24% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 4.14), in line with most games.
  • The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$1,000,000
$50,000 a year for 20 years
3 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 3.0M
now ~1 in 3.2M
$5,000
133 of 210 left
launch odds 1 in 72K
now ~1 in 72K
$1,000
951 of 1,470 left
launch odds 1 in 10K
now ~1 in 10K
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
$1,000,000
($50,000 a year for 20 years)
1 in 3,024,00053
60%
$5,0001 in 72,000210133
63%
$1,0001 in 10,2861,470951
65%
$5001 in 1,7148,8205,553
63%
$2501 in 1,6948,9255,618
63%
$1001 in 149101,32563,827
63%
$501 in 150100,80063,568
63%
$201 in 50302,400190,865
63%
$151 in 150100,80063,656
63%
$101 in 101,512,000958,802
63%
$51 in 101,512,000966,587
64%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$59,573,750
Current Prize Pool
$37,551,195
Payout Percentage
63.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
2,319,563

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
15,105,846
Estimated Remaining
9,602,991
% Remaining
63.6%
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, one $1,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on August 13.

42
4
3
March 6October 19
  • August 13, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.4% 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

55
VALUESCORE
Fair
55
out of 100
Expected Value
17/40
Prize Quality
16/25
Win Frequency
11/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
498
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
1/6/2026
Payout %
76.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.14 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN scores 55/100 (Fair) and is 10th out of 27 $5 tickets in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.76 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Massachusetts rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN are 1 in 4.14. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN?
The top prize for $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $5 ticket in Massachusetts

All 27 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$500,000 COLOR BLAST651 in 4.1676.2%$500K · 31.6%
$250,000 JACKPOT631 in 4.0176.5%$250K · 20.5%
$1,000,000 NEON CASH621 in 4.1476.1%$1M · 40.5%
BIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2026611 in 4.1676.2%$500K · 31.2%
KENO™601 in 4.1579.5%$1M · 21.2%
50X601 in 4.1476.2%$1M · 31.3%
Candy Cane Cash Blowout591 in 9.1576.5%$250 · 7,598-
$1,000,000 SUPREME WINNINGS581 in 4.1376.1%$1M · 32.5%
$1,000,000 HIGH ROLLER571 in 4.1476.2%$1M · 40.4%
$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN (this game)551 in 4.1476.2%$1M · 30.4%

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.