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Decent valueActiveMA 250 · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
MA 250: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.84 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#15 of 29 · $5 MA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#15 of 29 · $5 MA games
MA 250 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.8%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 76.8%. 3,063 of the original 9,100 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
76.8%
expected return
1 in 9.13
odds of any win
3,063 of 9,100
$250 top prizes left
67%
claimed · 3.4M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 180,949 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$25 or $50 or $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
89 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.84 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $25 – $250
$3.84 · 76.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$25 – $250 wins
180,949 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
5M
tickets printed
3.4M
tickets claimed · 67%
1.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
34%
Tickets left
33%
34% of top prizes remain with only 33% 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
#15 of 29
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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