$100 A WEEK FOR LIFE — $1 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #478
$100 A WEEK FOR LIFE (#478) is a $1 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on February 18, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #122 of 132 active games on current payout (59.1%, $0.59 expected back per ticket) and #16 of 16 $1 games, #76 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.24) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 134,200). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.7 points (61.8% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 11.0% (1 in 4.77 at launch). 8 of 40 top prizes of $100 remain, and we estimate 1,073,602 tickets are still unsold (89.3% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE, 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, 253,046 of 2,113,980 prizes (12.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 1 in 252,000 | 1 in 134,200 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 20.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,321 | 1 in 1,945 | 7,630 | 7,078 | 552 | 7.2% |
| $40 | 1 in 1,600 | 1 in 2,214 | 6,300 | 5,815 | 485 | 7.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 600.0 | 1 in 792.9 | 16,800 | 15,446 | 1,354 | 8.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 125.0 | 1 in 150.3 | 80,640 | 73,497 | 7,143 | 8.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 53.6 | 1 in 62.0 | 188,160 | 170,831 | 17,329 | 9.2% |
| $4 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 51.6 | 201,600 | 180,795 | 20,805 | 10.3% |
| $2 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 13.8 | 672,000 | 594,276 | 77,724 | 11.6% |
| $1 | 1 in 10.7 | 1 in 8.41 | 940,800 | 813,155 | 127,645 | 13.6% |
| $100/WK/LF | 1 in 1,008,000 | 1 in 1,073,602 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.77 | 1 in 4.24 | 2,113,980 | 1,860,934 | 253,046 | 12.0% |
How $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 5, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 20 remain.
- August 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 21 remain.
- July 30, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 22 remain.
- July 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
- July 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.
- June 5, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 25 remain.
- May 17, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 26 remain.
- May 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 29 remain.
- April 30, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 30 remain.
- April 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 31 remain.
- April 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 32 remain.
- April 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 33 remain.
$100 A WEEK FOR LIFE: common questions
- How many $100 prizes are left in $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
- 8 of 40 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 134,200.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
- 1 in 4.24 today, compared with 1 in 4.77 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.24, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.56.
- Is $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?
- Its current payout is 59.1% ($0.59 back per $1 ticket), rank #122 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $1 alternative today is $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT (#459, $1) at 88.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,073,602 of roughly 10,080,000 printed tickets are unsold (89.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on February 18, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Massachusetts scratch tickets
- $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT — 88.4% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- $50 in a Flash — 77.7% payout, 1 in 3.24 any prize
- LUCK OF THE IRISH TRIPLER — 77.1% payout, 1 in 4.15 any prize
- 10X — 75.8% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- $10,000 WIN ALL — 75.8% payout, 1 in 4.00 any prize