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Exceptional valueActive$4,000,000 LION’S SHARE · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$4,000,000 LION’S SHARE: Exceptional value. A $10 ticket pays back $9.16 on average.
▲ +6.6 pts vs launch#6 of 27 · $10 MA games
▲ +6.6 pts vs launch#6 of 27 · $10 MA games
$4,000,000 LION’S SHARE is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 91.6%, up 6.6 percentage points from the launch value of 85.0%. 1 of the original 3 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 81% of the 12.1M printed tickets have been sold.
91.6%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
1 of 3
$4M jackpots left
81%
claimed · 9.7M of 12.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 679,721 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$15 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 543 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $9.16 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.61 · 66.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.43 · 4.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.12 · 21.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.4%
Just 2 tickets out of 2.4M 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
678,795 winning tickets remain in this range: 72% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
81% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2024.
12.1M
tickets printed
9.7M
tickets claimed · 81%
2.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
19%
33% of top prizes remain with only 19% 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
#6 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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