$250,000 JACKPOTMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
$250,000 JACKPOT is one of the Massachusetts Lottery's $5 games. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.01 are the best of the 27 $5 tickets Massachusetts sells. At launch, about 1 in 7,173 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
- Frequent winners: roughly a 25% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 4.01), ahead of most games.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 2,688,000 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 72,000 | 112 | 75 | 67% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 8,000 | 1,008 | 681 | 68% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,655 | 4,872 | 3,258 | 67% |
| $100 | 1 in 120 | 67,368 | 45,126 | 67% |
| $50 | 1 in 150 | 53,760 | 36,134 | 67% |
| $20 | 1 in 50 | 161,280 | 108,054 | 67% |
| $15 | 1 in 150 | 53,760 | 36,006 | 67% |
| $10 | 1 in 9 | 860,160 | 580,152 | 67% |
| $5 | 1 in 10 | 806,400 | 549,662 | 68% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since April 5, when our records for it began, one $250,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on June 26.
- June 26, 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 $5 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
Game Details
- State
- Massachusetts
- Game Number
- 540
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 3/31/2026
- Payout %
- 76.5%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $5 ticket in Massachusetts
All 27 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 COLOR BLAST | 65 | 1 in 4.16 | 76.2% | $500K · 3 | 1.6% |
| $250,000 JACKPOT (this game) | 63 | 1 in 4.01 | 76.5% | $250K · 2 | 0.5% |
| $1,000,000 NEON CASH | 62 | 1 in 4.14 | 76.1% | $1M · 4 | 0.5% |
| BIG BLUE BONUS CASHWORD 2026 | 61 | 1 in 4.16 | 76.2% | $500K · 3 | 1.2% |
| KENO™ | 60 | 1 in 4.15 | 79.5% | $1M · 2 | 1.2% |
| 50X | 60 | 1 in 4.14 | 76.2% | $1M · 3 | 1.3% |
| Candy Cane Cash Blowout | 59 | 1 in 9.15 | 76.5% | $250 · 7,598 | - |
| $1,000,000 SUPREME WINNINGS | 58 | 1 in 4.13 | 76.1% | $1M · 3 | 2.5% |
| $1,000,000 HIGH ROLLER | 57 | 1 in 4.14 | 76.2% | $1M · 4 | 0.4% |
| $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN | 55 | 1 in 4.14 | 76.2% | $1M · 3 | 0.4% |
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.