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Strong valueActive$4,000,000 EXTREME Cash · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$4,000,000 EXTREME Cash: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.38 on average.
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#13 of 27 · $10 MA games
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#13 of 27 · $10 MA games
$4,000,000 EXTREME Cash is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 83.8%, down 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 85.0%. 1 of the original 2 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 38% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
83.8%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
1 of 2
$4M jackpots left
38%
claimed · 3.9M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,785,933 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 752 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.38 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.46 · 64.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.63 · 6.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.29 · 12.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.9%
Just 5 tickets out of 6.2M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,782,789 winning tickets remain in this range: 77% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
38% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
10.1M
tickets printed
3.9M
tickets claimed · 38%
6.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
62%
50% of top prizes remain with 62% 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
#13 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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