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$1,000,000 BIG MONEY — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #504

Data captured · launched August 12, 2025

$1,000,000 BIG MONEY (#504) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on August 12, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #68 of 129 active games on current payout (76.4%, $3.82 expected back per ticket) and #21 of 33 $5 games, #103 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.87) and #60 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,867,930). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.4 points (78.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 8.6% (1 in 5.37 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) remain, and we estimate 3,735,860 tickets are still unsold (69.1% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
76.4%
78.8% at launch
Expected value
$3.82
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 5.87
1 in 5.37 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 5.87
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.87
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 7,184
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 4
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) each
Tickets remaining
30.9%
≈ 3,735,860 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 BIG MONEY, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Massachusetts game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 636,313 of 2,254,228 prizes (28.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 3,024,000 1 in 1,867,930 4 2 2 50.0%
$10,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 67,925 168 113 55 32.7%
$1,000 1 in 7,579 1 in 8,069 1,596 1,133 463 29.0%
$500 1 in 1,143 1 in 1,298 10,584 7,705 2,879 27.2%
$100 1 in 187.3 1 in 211.0 64,596 46,888 17,708 27.4%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 167.9 80,640 58,383 22,257 27.6%
$25 1 in 150.0 1 in 167.0 80,640 58,274 22,366 27.7%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 55.3 241,920 174,422 67,498 27.9%
$10 1 in 6.82 1 in 7.43 1,774,080 1,270,995 503,085 28.4%
All prizes1 in 5.371 in 5.87 2,254,2281,617,915 636,31328.2%

How $1,000,000 BIG MONEY has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $1,000,000 BIG MONEY. 93 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.

$1,000,000 BIG MONEY: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 BIG MONEY?
2 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,867,930.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 BIG MONEY?
1 in 5.87 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 5.37 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.87, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.87.
Is $1,000,000 BIG MONEY worth buying?
Its current payout is 76.4% ($3.82 back per $5 ticket), rank #68 of 129 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is EMERALD MINE 50X (#467, $5) at 81.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $1,000,000 BIG MONEY tickets are left?
We estimate 3,735,860 of roughly 12,099,226 printed tickets are unsold (69.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 BIG MONEY launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on August 12, 2025. It is still on sale.

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