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Strong valueActiveDECADE OF DOLLARS · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
DECADE OF DOLLARS: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.42 on average.
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#12 of 27 · $10 MA games
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#12 of 27 · $10 MA games
DECADE OF DOLLARS is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 84.2%, up 0.9 percentage points from the launch value of 83.3%. 6 of the original 6 $2,400,000 ($20K/MO/10YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 8% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
84.2%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
6 of 6
$2.4M jackpots left
8%
claimed · 1.2M of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,024,085 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
11 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 697 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.42 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.62 · 66.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.77 · 7.7% of price
Jackpots $2.4M+
$1.03 · 10.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.9%
Just 6 tickets out of 14M carry the $2.4M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
4,015,683 winning tickets remain in this range: 79% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
8% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
15.1M
tickets printed
1.2M
tickets claimed · 8%
14M
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
92%
100% of top prizes remain with only 92% 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
#12 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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