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$250,000 WINTER WINNINGSMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Massachusetts Lottery
58
VALUESCORE
Fair
$20MassachusettsGame #519GREEN
At a glance

$250,000 WINTER WINNINGS is one of the Massachusetts Lottery's $20 games. Its expected return of $0.80 per $1 sits $0.05 below the typical $20 ticket in Massachusetts. Its ValueScore of 58/100 (Fair) makes it 8th out of 9 $20 tickets in Massachusetts.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.94
Exp. Value
$0.80
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$250,000
Top Prizes Left
13
Prizes Remaining
31%
ValueScore™
58 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.80
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 8th of the 9 active $20 games in Massachusetts.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.
  • Each $1 spent here returns about $0.80 on average, comfortably above the typical scratch-off.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$250,000
13 of 39 left
launch odds 1 in 129K
now ~1 in 121K
$5,000
242 of 770 left
launch odds 1 in 6,539
now ~1 in 6,494
$2,000
213 of 665 left
launch odds 1 in 7,572
now ~1 in 7,378
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
$250,0001 in 129,2313913
33%
$5,0001 in 6,545770242
31%
$2,0001 in 7,579665213
32%
$1,0001 in 1,3713,6751,158
32%
$5001 in 7876,4051,928
30%
$2001 in 50010,0803,095
31%
$1001 in 28179,06055,056
31%
$501 in 50100,80031,117
31%
$401 in 50100,80031,186
31%
$301 in 25201,60063,114
31%
$251 in 13403,200126,692
31%
$201 in 7705,600220,694
31%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$81,041,500
Current Prize Pool
$25,410,490
Payout Percentage
31.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
534,508

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
5,035,320
Estimated Remaining
1,571,453
% Remaining
31.2%
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, 5 $250,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 13. The most recent was on October 7.

180
March 6October 14
  • October 7, 20261 claimed · 13 left
  • August 14, 20261 claimed · 14 left
  • April 12, 20261 claimed · 15 left
  • April 5, 20261 claimed · 16 left
  • March 13, 20261 claimed · 17 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Massachusetts's $20 games (0.4% 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

58
VALUESCORE
Fair
58
out of 100
Expected Value
23/40
Prize Quality
8/25
Win Frequency
19/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
519
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
10/14/2025
Payout %
80.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.94 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS scores 58/100 (Fair) and is 8th out of 9 $20 tickets in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.80 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $20 tickets are listed on the Massachusetts rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS are 1 in 2.94. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS?
The top prize for $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS is $250,000. As of our latest update, 13 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS?
Based on our latest data, 31% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 534,508 out of 1,712,694 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in Massachusetts

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$2,000,000 STACKED851 in 2.9485.6%$2M · 100.8%
$10,000,000 INSTANT MILLIONS811 in 2.9485.1%$10M · 10.5%
$5,000,000 100X CASHWORD801 in 2.8583.9%$5M · 11.0%
200X771 in 2.9685.6%$10M · 20.5%
$10,000,000 Cash Blast721 in 2.9385.0%$10M · 20.2%
$10,000,000 PREMIER CASH651 in 3.6984.7%$10M · 10.2%
$10,000,000 LUCKY BUCKS591 in 2.9484.8%$10M · 10.2%
$250,000 WINTER WINNINGS (this game)581 in 2.9480.4%$250K · 130.3%
$10,000,000 BONANZA511 in 2.9481.2%$6.5M · 00.2%

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.