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$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY — $50 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #490

Data captured · launched May 13, 2025

$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY (#490) is a $50 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on May 13, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #20 of 129 active games on current payout (85.3%, $42.66 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 4 $50 games, #54 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.95) and #104 on top-prize odds (1 in 12,829,479). Since launch the payout has risen 1.2 points (84.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.1% (1 in 4.11 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $25,000,000 ($1.25M/YR/20YRS) remain, and we estimate 12,829,479 tickets are still unsold (49.1% 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
85.3%
84.1% at launch
Expected value
$42.66
per $50 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.95
1 in 4.11 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.95
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 3.95
win more than $50
$600+ odds
1 in 566.8
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$25,000,000 ($1.25M/YR/20YRS) each
Tickets remaining
50.9%
≈ 12,829,479 tickets

Last top prize claimed: September 10, 2026, 45 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY, 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, 3,251,615 of 6,144,294 prizes (52.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$25,000,000 ($1.25M/YR/20YRS) 1 in 8,400,000 1 in 12,829,479 3 2 1 33.3%
$2,000,000 ($100K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 6,300,000 1 in 6,414,740 4 2 2 50.0%
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 2,100,000 1 in 2,138,247 12 6 6 50.0%
$50,000 1 in 201,600 1 in 194,386 125 59 66 52.8%
$20,000 1 in 14,824 1 in 13,975 1,700 782 918 54.0%
$10,000 1 in 9,509 1 in 8,879 2,650 1,205 1,445 54.5%
$5,000 1 in 3,639 1 in 3,409 6,925 3,162 3,763 54.3%
$1,000 1 in 832.4 1 in 780.6 30,275 13,840 16,435 54.3%
$500 1 in 45.1 1 in 43.5 558,600 263,366 295,234 52.9%
$100 1 in 4.55 1 in 4.37 5,544,000 2,610,255 2,933,745 52.9%
All prizes1 in 4.111 in 3.95 6,144,2942,892,679 3,251,61552.9%

How $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY has moved

82% 85% 88% May 2025Aug 2025Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY. 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.

$25,000,000 MEGA MONEY: common questions

How many $25,000,000 prizes are left in $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY?
1 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 12,829,479.
What are the odds of winning anything on $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY?
1 in 3.95 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.11 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.95, and the odds of winning more than the $50 ticket price are 1 in 3.95.
Is $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY worth buying?
Its current payout is 85.3% ($42.66 back per $50 ticket), rank #20 of 129 in Massachusetts. The best $50 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is $500,000 FRENZY (#553, $50) at 80.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY tickets are left?
We estimate 12,829,479 of roughly 25,225,200 printed tickets are unsold (49.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on May 13, 2025. It is still on sale.

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