How many $2,500,000 prizes are left in $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT?

0 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.

What are the odds of winning anything on $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT?

1 in 2.84 today, compared with 1 in 3.48 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.84, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 4.69.

Is $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT worth buying?

Its current payout is 85.8% ($8.58 back per $10 ticket), rank #17 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $10 alternative today is MERRY & BRIGHT BLOWOUT (#463, $10) at 97.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT tickets are left?

We estimate 927,065 of roughly 10,078,992 printed tickets are unsold (90.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on October 15, 2024. It is still on sale.

$2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT — $10 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #462

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched October 15, 2024

$2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT Massachusetts scratch ticket ticket

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$2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT (#462) is a $10 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on October 15, 2024. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #17 of 132 active games on current payout (85.8%, $8.58 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 35 $10 games, #10 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.84) and #110 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 1.0 points (84.8% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 18.5% (1 in 3.48 at launch). 0 of 3 top prizes of $2,500,000 remain, and we estimate 927,065 tickets are still unsold (90.8% 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

85.8%

84.8% at launch

Expected value

$8.58

per $10 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 2.84

1 in 3.48 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 2.84

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 4.69

win more than $10

$600+ odds

1 in 2,402

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

0 of 3

$2,500,000 each

Tickets remaining

9.2%

≈ 927,065 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 326,944 of 2,897,339 prizes (11.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$2,500,000 ($125K/YR/20YRS)	1 in 3,360,000	—	3	3	0	0.0%
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)	1 in 1,680,000	—	6	6	0	0.0%
$10,000	1 in 42,000	1 in 31,968	240	211	29	12.1%
$1,000	1 in 3,064	1 in 2,597	3,290	2,933	357	10.9%
$500	1 in 966.4	1 in 865.6	10,430	9,359	1,071	10.3%
$200	1 in 929.0	1 in 795.1	10,850	9,684	1,166	10.7%
$100	1 in 66.8	1 in 56.8	150,920	134,597	16,323	10.8%
$50	1 in 100.0	1 in 85.5	100,800	89,959	10,841	10.8%
$25	1 in 100.0	1 in 84.1	100,800	89,777	11,023	10.9%
$20	1 in 12.5	1 in 10.4	806,400	717,094	89,306	11.1%
$15	1 in 16.7	1 in 13.7	604,800	537,177	67,623	11.2%
$10	1 in 9.09	1 in 7.18	1,108,800	979,595	129,205	11.7%
All prizes	1 in 3.48	1 in 2.84	2,897,339	2,570,395	326,944	11.3%

How $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 27, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 51 remain.
September 27, 2025: 5 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 683 remain.
September 26, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 688 remain.
September 25, 2025: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 690 remain.
September 23, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 52 remain.
September 23, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 694 remain.
September 21, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 697 remain.
September 20, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 699 remain.
September 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 701 remain.
September 18, 2025: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 702 remain.
September 17, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 706 remain.
September 16, 2025: 6 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 708 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT: common questions

How many $2,500,000 prizes are left in $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT?: 0 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
What are the odds of winning anything on $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT?: 1 in 2.84 today, compared with 1 in 3.48 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.84, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 4.69.
Is $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT worth buying?: Its current payout is 85.8% ($8.58 back per $10 ticket), rank #17 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $10 alternative today is MERRY & BRIGHT BLOWOUT (#463, $10) at 97.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT tickets are left?: We estimate 927,065 of roughly 10,078,992 printed tickets are unsold (90.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on October 15, 2024. It is still on sale.

Other $10 Massachusetts scratch tickets

MERRY & BRIGHT BLOWOUT — 97.9% payout, 1 in 6.68 any prize
Fabulous Fortune — 96.2% payout, 1 in 7.49 any prize
$4,000,000 GOLD 50X — 93.3% payout, 1 in 3.71 any prize
MERRY-MINT BLOWOUT — 92.6% payout, 1 in 7.14 any prize
$50, $100 and $500 BLOWOUT — 92.4% payout, 1 in 7.28 any prize

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