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$200 A WEEK FOR LIFE — $2 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #479

Data captured September 22, 2026 · launched February 18, 2025

$200 A WEEK FOR LIFE (#479) is a $2 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on February 18, 2025. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #118 of 132 active games on current payout (62.6%, $1.25 expected back per ticket) and #18 of 26 $2 games, #83 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.44) and #41 on top-prize odds (1 in 994,495). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.5 points (66.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.9% (1 in 4.40 at launch). 2 of 12 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 1,988,989 tickets are still unsold (83.6% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
62.6%
66.1% at launch
Expected value
$1.25
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.44
1 in 4.40 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.44
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.26
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 17,296
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 12
$10,000 each
Tickets remaining
16.4%
≈ 1,988,989 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 448,040 of 2,750,614 prizes (16.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$10,000 1 in 1,008,000 1 in 994,495 12 10 2 16.7%
$5,000 1 in 1,008,000 1 in 662,996 12 9 3 25.0%
$1,000 1 in 18,000 1 in 18,082 672 562 110 16.4%
$200 1 in 3,789 1 in 4,259 3,192 2,725 467 14.6%
$100 1 in 786.9 1 in 877.0 15,372 13,104 2,268 14.8%
$40 1 in 523.6 1 in 586.2 23,100 19,707 3,393 14.7%
$30 1 in 1,778 1 in 1,898 6,804 5,756 1,048 15.4%
$25 1 in 300.0 1 in 346.2 40,320 34,575 5,745 14.2%
$20 1 in 200.0 1 in 225.7 60,480 51,667 8,813 14.6%
$10 1 in 50.0 1 in 54.8 241,920 205,635 36,285 15.0%
$5 1 in 66.7 1 in 69.2 181,440 152,707 28,733 15.8%
$4 1 in 12.5 1 in 12.9 967,680 813,765 153,915 15.9%
$2 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.60 1,209,600 1,002,344 207,256 17.1%
$200/WK/LF 1 in 1,209,600 1 in 994,495 10 8 2 20.0%
All prizes1 in 4.401 in 4.44 2,750,6142,302,574 448,04016.3%

How $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE has moved

61% 65% 69% Feb 2025Jun 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$200 A WEEK FOR LIFE: common questions

How many $10,000 prizes are left in $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
2 of 12 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 994,495.
What are the odds of winning anything on $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
1 in 4.44 today, compared with 1 in 4.40 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.44, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.26.
Is $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?
Its current payout is 62.6% ($1.25 back per $2 ticket), rank #118 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $2 alternative today is $100 STACKED (#495, $2) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?
We estimate 1,988,989 of roughly 12,096,000 printed tickets are unsold (83.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on February 18, 2025. It is still on sale.

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