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Exceptional valueActive$4,000,000 IN THE MONEY · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$4,000,000 IN THE MONEY: Exceptional value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.86 on average.
▲ +3.6 pts vs launch#8 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:16 PM
▲ +3.6 pts vs launch#8 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:16 PM
$4,000,000 IN THE MONEY is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 88.6%, up 3.6 percentage points from the launch value of 85.0%. 3 of the original 3 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 32% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
88.6%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
3 of 3
$4M jackpots left
32%
claimed · 4.8M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,963,150 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 729 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.86 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.49 · 64.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.62 · 6.2% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.75 · 17.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.1%
Just 9 tickets out of 10.3M 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
2,958,041 winning tickets remain in this range: 73% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
32% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
15.1M
tickets printed
4.8M
tickets claimed · 32%
10.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
68%
100% of top prizes remain with only 68% 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
#8 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:16 PM.
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