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$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #516

Data captured · launched October 14, 2025

$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS (#516) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on October 14, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #58 of 129 active games on current payout (78.2%, $3.91 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 33 $5 games, #63 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.13) and #53 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,555,756). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.8 points (79.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.4% (1 in 4.15 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) remain, and we estimate 1,555,756 tickets are still unsold (80.7% 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
78.2%
79.1% at launch
Expected value
$3.91
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.13
1 in 4.15 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.13
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.57
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 8,188
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) each
Tickets remaining
19.3%
≈ 1,555,756 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS, 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, 376,703 of 1,944,323 prizes (19.4%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 2,688,000 1 in 1,555,756 3 2 1 33.3%
$2,500 1 in 72,000 1 in 62,230 112 87 25 22.3%
$1,000 1 in 7,579 1 in 9,486 1,064 900 164 15.4%
$500 1 in 2,149 1 in 2,849 3,752 3,206 546 14.6%
$100 1 in 139.5 1 in 176.1 57,792 48,959 8,833 15.3%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 168.2 53,760 44,509 9,251 17.2%
$20 1 in 30.0 1 in 33.0 268,800 221,700 47,100 17.5%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 166.1 53,760 44,392 9,368 17.4%
$10 1 in 11.5 1 in 11.9 698,880 568,586 130,294 18.6%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.09 806,400 635,279 171,121 21.2%
All prizes1 in 4.151 in 4.13 1,944,3231,567,620 376,70319.4%

How $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS 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 WINTER WINNINGS. 48 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 WINTER WINNINGS: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS?
1 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,555,756.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS?
1 in 4.13 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.15 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.13, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.57.
Is $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.2% ($3.91 back per $5 ticket), rank #58 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 WINTER WINNINGS tickets are left?
We estimate 1,555,756 of roughly 8,064,000 printed tickets are unsold (80.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on October 14, 2025. It is still on sale.

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