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Exceptional valueActive$4,000,000 Bonus Loot · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$4,000,000 Bonus Loot: Exceptional value. A $10 ticket pays back $12.82 on average.
▲ +44.2 pts vs launch#3 of 27 · $10 MA games
▲ +44.2 pts vs launch#3 of 27 · $10 MA games
$4,000,000 Bonus Loot is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 128.2%, up 44.2 percentage points from the launch value of 84.0%. 2 of the original 3 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 90% of the 16.1M printed tickets have been sold.
128.2%
expected return
1 in 4.79
odds of any win
2 of 3
$4M jackpots left
90%
claimed · 14.5M of 16.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 337,734 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $10
$20 – $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 562 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $12.82 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$6.59 · 65.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.67 · 6.7% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$5.56 · 55.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.6%
Just 3 tickets out of 1.6M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
336,893 winning tickets remain in this range: 51% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
90% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2023.
16.1M
tickets printed
14.5M
tickets claimed · 90%
1.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
10%
67% of top prizes remain with only 10% 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 $10 MA peers
#3 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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