How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in KENO™?

2 of 3 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,748,361.

What are the odds of winning anything on KENO™?

1 in 4.27 today, compared with 1 in 4.15 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.27, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.41.

Is KENO™ worth buying?

Its current payout is 79.6% ($3.98 back per $5 ticket), rank #49 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 KENO™ tickets are left?

We estimate 3,496,721 of roughly 7,056,000 printed tickets are unsold (50.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did KENO™ launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on May 12, 2026. It is still on sale.

KENO™ — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #544

Data captured September 21, 2026 · launched May 12, 2026

KENO™ Massachusetts scratch ticket ticket

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KENO™ (#544) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on May 12, 2026. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #49 of 132 active games on current payout (79.6%, $3.98 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 35 $5 games, #77 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.27) and #53 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,748,361). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (79.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.6% (1 in 4.15 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)) remain, and we estimate 3,496,721 tickets are still unsold (50.4% 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

79.6%

79.5% at launch

Expected value

$3.98

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.27

1 in 4.15 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.27

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 7.41

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 9,251

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 3

$1,000,000 ($1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)) each

Tickets remaining

49.6%

≈ 3,496,721 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in KENO™, 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, 819,554 of 1,698,294 prizes (48.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)	1 in 2,352,000	1 in 1,748,361	3	1	2	66.7%
$2,500	1 in 72,000	1 in 69,934	98	48	50	51.0%
$1,000	1 in 10,286	1 in 10,726	686	360	326	47.5%
$450	1 in 2,215	1 in 2,310	3,185	1,671	1,514	47.5%
$100	1 in 147.2	1 in 156.5	47,922	25,584	22,338	46.6%
$50	1 in 150.0	1 in 158.9	47,040	25,034	22,006	46.8%
$25	1 in 75.0	1 in 78.3	94,080	49,406	44,674	47.5%
$20	1 in 50.0	1 in 52.4	141,120	74,384	66,736	47.3%
$15	1 in 150.0	1 in 157.6	47,040	24,851	22,189	47.2%
$10	1 in 11.5	1 in 12.0	611,520	319,395	292,125	47.8%
$5	1 in 10.0	1 in 10.1	705,600	358,006	347,594	49.3%
All prizes	1 in 4.15	1 in 4.27	1,698,294	878,740	819,554	48.3%

How KENO™ has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking KENO™. 14 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 21, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 326 remain.
September 21, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 50 remain.
September 21, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 328 remain.
September 18, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 329 remain.
September 17, 2026: 5 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 330 remain.
September 16, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 335 remain.
September 16, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 51 remain.
September 16, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 336 remain.
September 16, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 337 remain.
September 15, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 338 remain.
September 15, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 339 remain.
September 15, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 340 remain.

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

KENO™: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in KENO™?: 2 of 3 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,748,361.
What are the odds of winning anything on KENO™?: 1 in 4.27 today, compared with 1 in 4.15 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.27, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.41.
Is KENO™ worth buying?: Its current payout is 79.6% ($3.98 back per $5 ticket), rank #49 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 KENO™ tickets are left?: We estimate 3,496,721 of roughly 7,056,000 printed tickets are unsold (50.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did KENO™ launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on May 12, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $5 Massachusetts scratch tickets

$1,000,000 Monopoly Doubler — 89.1% payout, 1 in 2.48 any prize
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
TRIPLE 777 — 79.3% payout, 1 in 3.73 any prize
$1,000,000 NEON CASH — 78.8% payout, 1 in 4.13 any prize

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