How many $200 prizes are left in $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE?

2 of 12 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,014,095.

What are the odds of winning anything on $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE?

1 in 4.41 today, compared with 1 in 4.40 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.41, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.18.

Is $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?

Its current payout is 63.1% ($1.26 back per $2 ticket), rank #118 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $2 alternative today is $100 STACKED (#495, $2) at 76.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?

We estimate 2,028,190 of roughly 12,096,000 printed tickets are unsold (83.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on February 18, 2025. It is still on sale.

$200 A WEEK FOR LIFE — $2 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #479

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

$200 A WEEK FOR LIFE Massachusetts scratch ticket ticket

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$200 A WEEK FOR LIFE (#479) is a $2 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on February 18, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #118 of 132 active games on current payout (63.1%, $1.26 expected back per ticket) and #18 of 26 $2 games, #83 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.41) and #40 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,014,095). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.0 points (66.1% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 0.2% (1 in 4.40 at launch). 2 of 12 top prizes of $200 remain, and we estimate 2,028,190 tickets are still unsold (83.2% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout

63.1%

66.1% at launch

Expected value

$1.26

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.41

1 in 4.40 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.41

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 8.18

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 17,335

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 12

$200 each

Tickets remaining

16.8%

≈ 2,028,190 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $200 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, 460,406 of 2,750,614 prizes (16.7%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$10,000	1 in 1,008,000	1 in 1,014,095	12	10	2	16.7%
$5,000	1 in 1,008,000	1 in 676,063	12	9	3	25.0%
$1,000	1 in 18,000	1 in 18,109	672	560	112	16.7%
$200	1 in 3,789	1 in 4,234	3,192	2,713	479	15.0%
$100	1 in 786.9	1 in 868.6	15,372	13,037	2,335	15.2%
$40	1 in 523.6	1 in 580.0	23,100	19,603	3,497	15.1%
$30	1 in 1,778	1 in 1,892	6,804	5,732	1,072	15.8%
$25	1 in 300.0	1 in 342.7	40,320	34,402	5,918	14.7%
$20	1 in 200.0	1 in 224.2	60,480	51,433	9,047	15.0%
$10	1 in 50.0	1 in 54.3	241,920	204,551	37,369	15.4%
$5	1 in 66.7	1 in 68.6	181,440	151,883	29,557	16.3%
$4	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.8	967,680	809,270	158,410	16.4%
$2	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.54	1,209,600	996,997	212,603	17.6%
$200/WK/LF	1 in 1,209,600	1 in 1,014,095	10	8	2	20.0%
All prizes	1 in 4.40	1 in 4.41	2,750,614	2,290,208	460,406	16.7%

How $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 278 remain.
September 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 279 remain.
September 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 280 remain.
September 14, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 281 remain.
September 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 282 remain.
September 10, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 283 remain.
September 9, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 284 remain.
September 6, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 286 remain.
September 5, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 289 remain.
September 3, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 291 remain.
August 30, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 293 remain.
August 27, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 295 remain.

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

$200 A WEEK FOR LIFE: common questions

How many $200 prizes are left in $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE?: 2 of 12 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,014,095.
What are the odds of winning anything on $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE?: 1 in 4.41 today, compared with 1 in 4.40 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.41, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.18.
Is $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?: Its current payout is 63.1% ($1.26 back per $2 ticket), rank #118 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $2 alternative today is $100 STACKED (#495, $2) at 76.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?: We estimate 2,028,190 of roughly 12,096,000 printed tickets are unsold (83.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $200 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on February 18, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $2 Massachusetts scratch tickets

$100 STACKED — 76.1% payout, 1 in 4.23 any prize
20X — 75.1% payout, 1 in 4.28 any prize
$50,000 Star Cashword — 73.0% payout, 1 in 4.22 any prize
$100,000 TWO FOR THE MONEY — 72.8% payout, 1 in 5.97 any prize
$100,000 DOUBLE DEUCES — 72.8% payout, 1 in 4.60 any prize

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