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Ranked 10th of 100 Tickets in Massachusetts

$25,000,000 MEGA MONEYMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Massachusetts Lottery
76
VALUESCORE
Good
$50MassachusettsGame #490GREEN
At a glance

$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY is a $50 ticket from the Massachusetts Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 76/100 (Good), good for the top-ranked $50 ticket in Massachusetts right now. At 1 in 4.10, its overall odds are the longest of Massachusetts's 4 $50 games. None of its winning tickets pays $50 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.10
Exp. Value
$0.82
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$25,000,000
$1,250,000 a year for 20 years
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
53%
ValueScore™
76 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.82
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked 10th of 100 active Massachusetts games, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Strong expected value of $0.82 per $1: a bigger slice of ticket sales is still sitting in the prize pool than usual.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 8.4M at launch, about 1 in 13M now. The $25,000,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.
  • About a 24% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 4.10), in line with most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$25,000,000
$1,250,000 a year for 20 years
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 8.4M
now ~1 in 13M
$1,300,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 6.3M
now ~1 in 6.7M
$1,000,000
6 of 12 left
launch odds 1 in 2.1M
now ~1 in 2.2M
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
$25,000,000
($1,250,000 a year for 20 years)
1 in 8,400,00031
33%
$1,300,0001 in 6,300,00042
50%
$1,000,0001 in 2,100,000126
50%
$50,0001 in 201,60012566
53%
$20,0001 in 14,8241,700921
54%
$10,0001 in 9,5092,6501,452
55%
$5,0001 in 3,6396,9253,787
55%
$1,0001 in 83230,27516,542
55%
$5001 in 45558,600297,084
53%
$1001 in 55,544,0002,952,821
53%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$1,057,550,000
Current Prize Pool
$549,141,100
Payout Percentage
51.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
3,272,682

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
25,191,605
Estimated Remaining
13,417,996
% Remaining
53.3%
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, 2 $25,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on September 12.

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3
2
1
March 6October 19
  • September 12, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • March 13, 20261 claimed · 2 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 $50 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

76
VALUESCORE
Good
76
out of 100
Expected Value
39/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
12/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
490
Ticket Price
$50
Start Date
5/13/2025
Payout %
81.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$50.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.10 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY scores 76/100 (Good) and is the top-ranked $50 ticket in Massachusetts right now. It pays back about $0.82 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY are 1 in 4.10. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY?
The top prize for $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY is $25,000,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.

Every $50 ticket in Massachusetts

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY (this game)761 in 4.1081.5%$25M · 10.4%
$500,000 FRENZY731 in 3.7881.2%$500K · 291.5%
Lifetime Millions511 in 4.1081.1%$20M · 10.2%
BILLION DOLLAR EXTRAVAGANZA361 in 4.1078.7%$25M · 00.1%

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.