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EXTREME GREEN — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #539

Data captured September 21, 2026 · launched March 31, 2026

EXTREME GREEN (#539) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on March 31, 2026. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #58 of 132 active games on current payout (78.4%, $3.92 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 35 $5 games, #60 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.04) and #72 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,728,100). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.4 points (78.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.5% (1 in 4.02 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)) remain, and we estimate 5,456,200 tickets are still unsold (39.9% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
78.4%
78.8% at launch
Expected value
$3.92
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.04
1 in 4.02 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.04
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.84
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 5,344
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$1,000,000 ($1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)) each
Tickets remaining
60.1%
≈ 5,456,200 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in EXTREME GREEN, 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, 1,349,749 of 2,254,773 prizes (59.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 3,024,000 1 in 2,728,100 3 1 2 66.7%
$2,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 71,792 126 50 76 60.3%
$1,000 1 in 5,760 1 in 5,786 1,575 632 943 59.9%
$500 1 in 2,323 1 in 2,377 3,906 1,611 2,295 58.8%
$100 1 in 126.2 1 in 129.9 71,883 29,872 42,011 58.4%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 154.0 60,480 25,045 35,435 58.6%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.1 181,440 74,582 106,858 58.9%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 151.1 60,480 24,378 36,102 59.7%
$10 1 in 9.38 1 in 9.50 967,680 393,602 574,078 59.3%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.89 907,200 355,251 551,949 60.8%
All prizes1 in 4.021 in 4.04 2,254,773905,024 1,349,74959.9%

How EXTREME GREEN has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking EXTREME GREEN. 14 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.

EXTREME GREEN: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in EXTREME GREEN?
2 of 3 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,728,100.
What are the odds of winning anything on EXTREME GREEN?
1 in 4.04 today, compared with 1 in 4.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.04, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.84.
Is EXTREME GREEN worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.4% ($3.92 back per $5 ticket), rank #58 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative today is $1,000,000 Monopoly Doubler (#430, $5) at 89.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many EXTREME GREEN tickets are left?
We estimate 5,456,200 of roughly 9,072,000 printed tickets are unsold (39.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did EXTREME GREEN launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on March 31, 2026. It is still on sale.

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