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EXTREME GREEN — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #539

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched March 31, 2026

EXTREME GREEN (#539) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on March 31, 2026. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #56 of 132 active games on current payout (78.5%, $3.93 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 35 $5 games, #59 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.03) and #74 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,781,765). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (78.8% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 0.2% (1 in 4.02 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 5,563,530 tickets are still unsold (38.7% 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
78.5%
78.8% at launch
Expected value
$3.93
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.03
1 in 4.02 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.03
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.82
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 5,314
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
61.3%
≈ 5,563,530 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in EXTREME GREEN, 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, 1,380,229 of 2,254,773 prizes (61.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 3,024,000 1 in 2,781,765 3 1 2 66.7%
$2,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 72,254 126 49 77 61.1%
$1,000 1 in 5,760 1 in 5,747 1,575 607 968 61.5%
$500 1 in 2,323 1 in 2,376 3,906 1,564 2,342 60.0%
$100 1 in 126.2 1 in 129.2 71,883 28,824 43,059 59.9%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 153.4 60,480 24,211 36,269 60.0%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 50.9 181,440 72,106 109,334 60.3%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 150.7 60,480 23,559 36,921 61.0%
$10 1 in 9.38 1 in 9.47 967,680 380,407 587,273 60.7%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.86 907,200 343,216 563,984 62.2%
All prizes1 in 4.021 in 4.03 2,254,773874,544 1,380,22961.2%

How EXTREME GREEN has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking EXTREME GREEN. 2 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.

EXTREME GREEN: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in EXTREME GREEN?
2 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,781,765.
What are the odds of winning anything on EXTREME GREEN?
1 in 4.03 today, compared with 1 in 4.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.03, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.82.
Is EXTREME GREEN worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.5% ($3.93 back per $5 ticket), rank #56 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative today is $1,000,000 Monopoly Doubler (#430, $5) at 89.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many EXTREME GREEN tickets are left?
We estimate 5,563,530 of roughly 9,072,000 printed tickets are unsold (38.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did EXTREME GREEN launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on March 31, 2026. It is still on sale.

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