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$1,000,000 BONUS WINS — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #497

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched July 15, 2025

$1,000,000 BONUS WINS (#497) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on July 15, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #59 of 132 active games on current payout (78.1%, $3.90 expected back per ticket) and #13 of 35 $5 games, #54 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.98) and #72 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,540,233). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.5 points (78.6% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.4% (1 in 4.03 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,540,233 tickets are still unsold (74.8% 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
78.1%
78.6% at launch
Expected value
$3.90
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.98
1 in 4.03 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.98
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.06
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 6,077
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
25.2%
≈ 2,540,233 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 BONUS WINS, 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, 638,329 of 2,498,443 prizes (25.5%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 3,360,000 1 in 2,540,233 3 2 1 33.3%
$5,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 66,848 140 102 38 27.1%
$1,000 1 in 6,545 1 in 6,702 1,540 1,161 379 24.6%
$500 1 in 2,667 1 in 2,961 3,780 2,922 858 22.7%
$150 1 in 2,182 1 in 2,350 4,620 3,539 1,081 23.4%
$100 1 in 145.8 1 in 158.1 69,160 53,095 16,065 23.2%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 161.0 67,200 51,418 15,782 23.5%
$25 1 in 150.0 1 in 159.4 67,200 51,265 15,935 23.7%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 53.5 201,600 154,075 47,525 23.6%
$10 1 in 9.38 1 in 9.68 1,075,200 812,876 262,324 24.4%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.13 1,008,000 729,659 278,341 27.6%
All prizes1 in 4.031 in 3.98 2,498,4431,860,114 638,32925.5%

How $1,000,000 BONUS WINS 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 BONUS WINS. 75 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 BONUS WINS: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 BONUS WINS?
1 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,540,233.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 BONUS WINS?
1 in 3.98 today, compared with 1 in 4.03 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.98, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.06.
Is $1,000,000 BONUS WINS worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.1% ($3.90 back per $5 ticket), rank #59 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 $1,000,000 BONUS WINS tickets are left?
We estimate 2,540,233 of roughly 10,080,000 printed tickets are unsold (74.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 BONUS WINS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 15, 2025. It is still on sale.

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