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$2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE — $10 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #484

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched February 18, 2025

$2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE (#484) is a $10 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on February 18, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #99 of 132 active games on current payout (70.8%, $7.08 expected back per ticket) and #33 of 35 $10 games, #32 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.43) and #13 on top-prize odds (1 in 47,357). Since launch the payout has risen 0.8 points (70.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.8% (1 in 3.50 at launch). 103 of 320 top prizes of $2,500 remain, and we estimate 4,877,729 tickets are still unsold (69.8% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $10.

Current payout
70.8%
70.0% at launch
Expected value
$7.08
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.43
1 in 3.50 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.43
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.63
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 2,462
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
103 of 320
$2,500 each
Tickets remaining
30.2%
≈ 4,877,729 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $2,500 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, 1,420,903 of 4,613,384 prizes (30.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$10,000 1 in 50,400 1 in 47,357 320 217 103 32.2%
$4,000 1 in 24,000 1 in 23,338 672 463 209 31.1%
$1,000 1 in 3,064 1 in 2,923 5,264 3,595 1,669 31.7%
$400 1 in 878.1 1 in 879.5 18,368 12,822 5,546 30.2%
$100 1 in 68.9 1 in 69.7 234,192 164,190 70,002 29.9%
$50 1 in 100.0 1 in 101.2 161,280 113,087 48,193 29.9%
$25 1 in 100.0 1 in 100.6 161,280 112,811 48,469 30.1%
$20 1 in 11.1 1 in 11.0 1,451,520 1,008,729 442,791 30.5%
$15 1 in 20.0 1 in 19.6 806,400 557,239 249,161 30.9%
$10 1 in 9.09 1 in 8.79 1,774,080 1,219,322 554,758 31.3%
$2,500/WK/LF 1 in 2,016,000 1 in 2,438,864 8 6 2 25.0%
All prizes1 in 3.501 in 3.43 4,613,3843,192,481 1,420,90330.8%

How $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE has moved

66% 69% 72% Feb 2025Jun 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE. 121 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.

$2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE: common questions

How many $2,500 prizes are left in $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
103 of 320 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 47,357.
What are the odds of winning anything on $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
1 in 3.43 today, compared with 1 in 3.50 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.43, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.63.
Is $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?
Its current payout is 70.8% ($7.08 back per $10 ticket), rank #99 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 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?
We estimate 4,877,729 of roughly 16,128,000 printed tickets are unsold (69.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on February 18, 2025. It is still on sale.

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