$10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT — $1 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #459
$10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT (#459) is a $1 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on October 15, 2024. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #11 of 129 active games on current payout (88.5%, $0.88 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 15 $1 games, #1 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.64) and #126 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 18.5 points (70.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 77.2% (1 in 4.68 at launch). 0 of 4 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 214,314 tickets are still unsold (94.7% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best Massachusetts scratch tickets to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 4.68 to 1 in 2.64, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.10 million and 0.45 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
Last top prize claimed: August 9, 2025, 442 days ago.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT, 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, 81,122 of 860,992 prizes (9.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 1,008,000 | all claimed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 252,000 | all claimed | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,309 | 1 in 2,783 | 3,080 | 3,003 | 77 | 2.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 782.6 | 1 in 1,011 | 5,152 | 4,940 | 212 | 4.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 640.0 | 1 in 799.7 | 6,300 | 6,032 | 268 | 4.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 306.4 | 1 in 332.8 | 13,160 | 12,516 | 644 | 4.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 93.8 | 1 in 81.2 | 43,008 | 40,370 | 2,638 | 6.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 64.4 | 53,760 | 50,433 | 3,327 | 6.2% |
| $4 | 1 in 187.5 | 1 in 135.1 | 21,504 | 19,918 | 1,586 | 7.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 93.8 | 1 in 62.0 | 43,008 | 39,553 | 3,455 | 8.0% |
| $2 | 1 in 13.6 | 1 in 7.85 | 295,680 | 268,365 | 27,315 | 9.2% |
| $1 | 1 in 10.7 | 1 in 5.15 | 376,320 | 334,720 | 41,600 | 11.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.68 | 1 in 2.64 | 860,992 | 779,870 | 81,122 | 9.4% |
How $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- August 9, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 0 remain.
- July 31, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 0 remain.
- March 29, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
- February 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
$10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT?
- 0 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT?
- 1 in 2.64 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.68 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.64, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 5.42.
- Is $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT worth buying?
- Its current payout is 88.5% ($0.88 back per $1 ticket), rank #11 of 129 in Massachusetts. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 10X (#485, $1) at 75.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT tickets are left?
- We estimate 214,314 of roughly 4,030,387 printed tickets are unsold (94.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 15, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Massachusetts scratch tickets
- $50 in a Flash — 77.7% payout, 1 in 3.23 any prize
- 10X — 75.8% payout, 1 in 3.89 any prize
- $10,000 WIN ALL — 75.8% payout, 1 in 4.00 any prize
- $10,000 BONUS PLAY — 74.3% payout, 1 in 5.20 any prize
- $10,000 SILVER STRIKE — 71.3% payout, 1 in 4.44 any prize