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EXTREME GREEN — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #539

Data captured · launched March 31, 2026

EXTREME GREEN (#539) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on March 31, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #49 of 129 active games on current payout (79.2%, $3.96 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 33 $5 games, #45 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.82) and #92 on top-prize odds (1 in 4,852,838). Since launch the payout has risen 0.5 points (78.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.3% (1 in 4.02 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) remain, and we estimate 4,852,838 tickets are still unsold (46.5% 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
79.2%
78.8% at launch
Expected value
$3.96
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.82
1 in 4.02 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.82
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.47
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 5,071
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) each
Tickets remaining
53.5%
≈ 4,852,838 tickets

Last top prize claimed: September 24, 2026, 31 days ago.

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. 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, 1,270,483 of 2,254,773 prizes (56.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 3,024,000 1 in 4,852,838 3 2 1 33.3%
$2,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 69,326 126 56 70 55.6%
$1,000 1 in 5,760 1 in 5,477 1,575 689 886 56.3%
$500 1 in 2,323 1 in 2,251 3,906 1,750 2,156 55.2%
$100 1 in 126.2 1 in 123.1 71,883 32,469 39,414 54.8%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 145.5 60,480 27,138 33,342 55.1%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 48.3 181,440 81,064 100,376 55.3%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 143.0 60,480 26,543 33,937 56.1%
$10 1 in 9.38 1 in 8.99 967,680 428,058 539,622 55.8%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.32 907,200 386,521 520,679 57.4%
All prizes1 in 4.021 in 3.82 2,254,773984,290 1,270,48356.3%

How EXTREME GREEN has moved

77% 79% 81% Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking EXTREME GREEN. 48 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?
1 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 4,852,838.
What are the odds of winning anything on EXTREME GREEN?
1 in 3.82 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.82, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.47.
Is EXTREME GREEN worth buying?
Its current payout is 79.2% ($3.96 back per $5 ticket), rank #49 of 129 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is EMERALD MINE 50X (#467, $5) at 81.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many EXTREME GREEN tickets are left?
We estimate 4,852,838 of roughly 9,072,000 printed tickets are unsold (46.5% 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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