GHOSTBUSTERS™ — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #510
GHOSTBUSTERS™ (#510) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on September 9, 2025. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #56 of 132 active games on current payout (78.7%, $3.93 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 35 $5 games, #58 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.01) and #79 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,194,336). Since launch the payout has risen 0.2 points (78.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.5% (1 in 4.03 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)) remain, and we estimate 6,388,671 tickets are still unsold (36.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in GHOSTBUSTERS™, 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, 1,592,363 of 2,499,983 prizes (63.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) | 1 in 3,360,000 | 1 in 3,194,336 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 72,000 | 1 in 75,161 | 140 | 55 | 85 | 60.7% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 5,143 | 1 in 5,107 | 1,960 | 709 | 1,251 | 63.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,800 | 1 in 1,816 | 5,600 | 2,082 | 3,518 | 62.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 137.9 | 1 in 139.1 | 73,080 | 27,147 | 45,933 | 62.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 150.0 | 1 in 150.9 | 67,200 | 24,859 | 42,341 | 63.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 50.3 | 201,600 | 74,688 | 126,912 | 63.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 150.0 | 1 in 150.4 | 67,200 | 24,716 | 42,484 | 63.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 9.38 | 1 in 9.37 | 1,075,200 | 393,483 | 681,717 | 63.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.86 | 1,008,000 | 359,880 | 648,120 | 64.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.03 | 1 in 4.01 | 2,499,983 | 907,620 | 1,592,363 | 63.7% |
How GHOSTBUSTERS™ has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 21, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,251 remain.
- September 21, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,252 remain.
- September 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,253 remain.
- September 18, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,254 remain.
- September 18, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,256 remain.
- September 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 85 remain.
- September 17, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,257 remain.
- September 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,259 remain.
- September 16, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,260 remain.
- September 15, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,262 remain.
- September 14, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 86 remain.
- September 14, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,263 remain.
GHOSTBUSTERS™: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in GHOSTBUSTERS™?
- 2 of 3 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,194,336.
- What are the odds of winning anything on GHOSTBUSTERS™?
- 1 in 4.01 today, compared with 1 in 4.03 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.01, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.77.
- Is GHOSTBUSTERS™ worth buying?
- Its current payout is 78.7% ($3.93 back per $5 ticket), rank #56 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 GHOSTBUSTERS™ tickets are left?
- We estimate 6,388,671 of roughly 10,080,000 printed tickets are unsold (36.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did GHOSTBUSTERS™ launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 9, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Massachusetts scratch tickets
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- EMERALD MINE 50X — 81.6% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- $1,000,000 BONUS WINS — 79.8% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
- KENO™ — 79.6% payout, 1 in 4.27 any prize
- TRIPLE 777 — 79.3% payout, 1 in 3.73 any prize