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

0 of 3 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 $2,500,000 MERRY & BRIGHT?

1 in 2.84 as of October 25, 2026, 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 85.9% ($8.59 back per $10 ticket), rank #17 of 129 in Massachusetts. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is $50, $100 and $500 BLOWOUT (#451, $10) at 92.5%. 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 925,791 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 October 25, 2026, 04:02 UTC · 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 October 25, 2026 it ranks #17 of 129 active games on current payout (85.9%, $8.59 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 35 $10 games, #8 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 your chance of winning something has risen 22.7% (1 in 3.48 at launch). 0 of 3 top prizes of $2,500,000 ($125K/YR/20YRS) remain, and we estimate 925,791 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

85.9%

84.8% at launch

Expected value

$8.59

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 2,411

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

0 of 3

$2,500,000 ($125K/YR/20YRS) each

Tickets remaining

9.2%

≈ 925,791 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. 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, 326,500 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	all claimed	3	3	0	0.0%
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)	1 in 1,680,000	all claimed	6	6	0	0.0%
$10,000	1 in 42,000	1 in 31,924	240	211	29	12.1%
$1,000	1 in 3,064	1 in 2,608	3,290	2,935	355	10.8%
$500	1 in 966.4	1 in 865.2	10,430	9,360	1,070	10.3%
$200	1 in 929.0	1 in 794.0	10,850	9,684	1,166	10.7%
$100	1 in 66.8	1 in 56.7	150,920	134,606	16,314	10.8%
$50	1 in 100.0	1 in 85.5	100,800	89,972	10,828	10.7%
$25	1 in 100.0	1 in 84.1	100,800	89,792	11,008	10.9%
$20	1 in 12.5	1 in 10.4	806,400	717,202	89,198	11.1%
$15	1 in 16.7	1 in 13.7	604,800	537,277	67,523	11.2%
$10	1 in 9.09	1 in 7.18	1,108,800	979,791	129,009	11.6%
All prizes	1 in 3.48	1 in 2.84	2,897,339	2,570,839	326,500	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 28, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 355 remain.
September 25, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 356 remain.
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.

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 October 25, 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 as of October 25, 2026, 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 85.9% ($8.59 back per $10 ticket), rank #17 of 129 in Massachusetts. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is $50, $100 and $500 BLOWOUT (#451, $10) at 92.5%. 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 925,791 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.

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$4,000,000 GOLD 50X — 93.3% payout, 1 in 3.70 any prize
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