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Strong valueActiveKENO™ · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
KENO™: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.11 on average.
▲ +2.8 pts vs launch#3 of 26 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM
▲ +2.8 pts vs launch#3 of 26 · $5 MA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM
KENO™ is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.2%, up 2.8 percentage points from the launch value of 79.4%. 3 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 27% of the 7.1M printed tickets have been sold.
82.2%
expected return
1 in 4.15
odds of any win
3 of 3
$1M jackpots left
27%
claimed · 1.9M of 7.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,232,236 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $450, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 8,877 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.11 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $450
$3.39 · 67.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $3K
$0.13 · 2.7% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.59 · 11.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.5%
Just 3 tickets out of 5.1M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $450 wins
1,231,659 winning tickets remain in this range: 83% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
27% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
7.1M
tickets printed
1.9M
tickets claimed · 27%
5.1M
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
73%
100% of top prizes remain with only 73% 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 $5 MA peers
#3 of 26
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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