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Average valueActive2 FOR $1 · $1 · Massachusetts Lottery
2 FOR $1: Average value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.68 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $1 MA games
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $1 MA games
2 FOR $1 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 3 of the original 6 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 51% of the 7.1M printed tickets have been sold.
68.0%
expected return
1 in 4.76
odds of any win
3 of 6
$10K top prizes left
51%
claimed · 3.6M of 7.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 729,214 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 496,726 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.68 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $100
$0.67 · 67.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.01 · 1.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $100 wins
729,207 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
51% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
7.1M
tickets printed
3.6M
tickets claimed · 51%
3.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
49%
50% of top prizes remain with only 49% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Massachusetts Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $1 MA peers
#5 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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