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20X (Game #486)Massachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Massachusetts Lottery
19
VALUESCORE
Poor
$2MassachusettsGame #486GREEN
At a glance

20X (Game #486) costs $2 a ticket from the Massachusetts Lottery. By our estimate the $100,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 719,629 per ticket, down from 1 in 3,357,172. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 7% of prizes remain. With a ValueScore of 19/100 (Poor), it is 17th of the 20 active $2 games in Massachusetts.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.59
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
7%
ValueScore™
19 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↓
POOR VALUE
The numbers work against it: #92 of the 100 active games we track in Massachusetts.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 3.4M at launch, about 1 in 720K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $100,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • $0.73 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 22% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.59), lower than most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$100,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 3.4M
now ~1 in 720K
$50,000
0 of 7 left
launch odds 1 in 1.4M
All claimed
$1,000
68 of 630 left
launch odds 1 in 16K
now ~1 in 11K
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
$100,0001 in 3,360,00031
33%
$50,0001 in 1,440,00070Claimed
$1,0001 in 16,00063068
11%
$2001 in 4,6452,170158
7%
$1001 in 38925,9001,781
7%
$401 in 49520,3701,472
7%
$251 in 35628,3501,340
5%
$201 in 14370,5605,002
7%
$101 in 59171,3609,874
6%
$51 in 63161,2809,953
6%
$41 in 13756,00048,881
6%
$21 in 11957,60078,252
8%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$14,697,950
Current Prize Pool
$1,070,653
Payout Percentage
7.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
156,782

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
10,071,516
Estimated Remaining
719,629
% Remaining
7.1%
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

The one $100,000 top prize left on March 6, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

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March 6October 14

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 $2 games (0.6% 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

19
VALUESCORE
Poor
19
out of 100
Expected Value
11/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
6/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
486
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
6/10/2025
Payout %
72.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.59 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 20X (Game #486) scratch-off a good buy?
No. 20X (Game #486) scores 19/100 (Poor) and is 17th of the 20 active $2 games in Massachusetts, among the weakest tickets in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the 20X (Game #486) scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with 20X (Game #486) are 1 in 4.59. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for 20X (Game #486)?
The top prize for 20X (Game #486) is $100,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in 20X (Game #486)?
Based on our latest data, 7% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 156,782 out of 2,194,230 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $2 ticket in Massachusetts

All 20 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Jolly Peng-Win Cashword501 in 4.3972.9%$50K · 3-
$100,000 DOUBLE DEUCES501 in 4.6072.9%$100K · 50.8%
WIN IT ALL BONUS491 in 4.5973.1%$100K · 30.6%
$50,000 Star Cashword461 in 4.2373.0%$50K · 111.2%
$100,000 DOUBLE PLAY441 in 5.9072.9%$100K · 32.2%
Power Play™ Cashword431 in 4.2473.0%$50K · 110.9%
777 SLOTS431 in 4.6172.9%$78K · 40.7%
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER411 in 4.6072.9%$50K · 30.7%
20X381 in 4.4772.9%$100K · 31.5%
20X (Game #486) (this game)191 in 4.5972.9%$100K · 10.4%

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.