How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN?

3 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,161,567.

What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN?

1 in 4.11 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.14 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.11, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.04.

Is $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN worth buying?

Its current payout is 78.8% ($3.94 back per $5 ticket), rank #51 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 GO FOR THE GREEN tickets are left?

We estimate 9,484,701 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (37.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on January 6, 2026. It is still on sale.

$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #498

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:02 UTC · launched January 6, 2026

$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN Massachusetts scratch ticket ticket

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$1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN (#498) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on January 6, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #51 of 129 active games on current payout (78.8%, $3.94 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 33 $5 games, #61 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.11) and #79 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,161,567). Since launch the payout has risen 0.0 points (78.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.9% (1 in 4.14 at launch). 3 of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) remain, and we estimate 9,484,701 tickets are still unsold (37.3% 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

78.8%

78.8% at launch

Expected value

$3.94

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.11

1 in 4.14 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.11

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 7.04

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 8,774

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

3 of 5

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

Tickets remaining

62.7%

≈ 9,484,701 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN, 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, 2,309,042 of 3,648,755 prizes (63.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)	1 in 3,024,000	1 in 3,161,567	5	2	3	60.0%
$5,000	1 in 72,000	1 in 72,402	210	79	131	62.4%
$1,000	1 in 10,286	1 in 10,016	1,470	523	947	64.4%
$500	1 in 1,714	1 in 1,719	8,820	3,301	5,519	62.6%
$250	1 in 1,694	1 in 1,696	8,925	3,331	5,594	62.7%
$100	1 in 149.2	1 in 149.2	101,325	37,769	63,556	62.7%
$50	1 in 150.0	1 in 149.9	100,800	37,511	63,289	62.8%
$20	1 in 50.0	1 in 49.9	302,400	112,353	190,047	62.8%
$15	1 in 150.0	1 in 149.7	100,800	37,443	63,357	62.9%
$10	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.94	1,512,000	557,617	954,383	63.1%
$5	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.86	1,512,000	549,784	962,216	63.6%
All prizes	1 in 4.14	1 in 4.11	3,648,755	1,339,713	2,309,042	63.3%

How $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN. 48 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 23, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 947 remain.
October 23, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 131 remain.
October 21, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 949 remain.
October 20, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 132 remain.
October 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 950 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 951 remain.
October 16, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 952 remain.
October 16, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 133 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 954 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 955 remain.
October 13, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 956 remain.
October 13, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 957 remain.

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 GO FOR THE GREEN: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN?: 3 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,161,567.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN?: 1 in 4.11 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.14 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.11, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.04.
Is $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN worth buying?: Its current payout is 78.8% ($3.94 back per $5 ticket), rank #51 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 GO FOR THE GREEN tickets are left?: We estimate 9,484,701 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (37.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 GO FOR THE GREEN launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on January 6, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $5 Massachusetts scratch tickets

EMERALD MINE 50X — 81.6% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
$1,000,000 BONUS WINS — 80.0% payout, 1 in 3.48 any prize
TRIPLE 777 — 79.8% payout, 1 in 3.71 any prize
EXTREME GREEN — 79.2% payout, 1 in 3.82 any prize
RUBY MINE 50X — 78.9% payout, 1 in 3.91 any prize

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