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GHOSTBUSTERS™ — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #510

Data captured September 21, 2026 · launched September 9, 2025

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.

Current payout
78.7%
78.4% at launch
Expected value
$3.93
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.01
1 in 4.03 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.01
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.77
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 4,775
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$1,000,000 ($1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)) each
Tickets remaining
63.4%
≈ 6,388,671 tickets

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.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% 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 prizes1 in 4.031 in 4.01 2,499,983907,620 1,592,36363.7%

How GHOSTBUSTERS™ has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking GHOSTBUSTERS™. 34 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.

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.

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