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GHOSTBUSTERS™ — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #510

Data captured · launched September 9, 2025

GHOSTBUSTERS™ (#510) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on September 9, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #56 of 129 active games on current payout (78.3%, $3.92 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 33 $5 games, #59 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.04) and #78 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,089,373). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (78.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.1% (1 in 4.03 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) remain, and we estimate 6,178,747 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
78.3%
78.4% at launch
Expected value
$3.92
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.04
1 in 4.03 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.04
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.82
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 4,786
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) each
Tickets remaining
61.3%
≈ 6,178,747 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in GHOSTBUSTERS™, 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, 1,530,195 of 2,499,983 prizes (61.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 3,360,000 1 in 3,089,373 3 1 2 66.7%
$2,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 73,557 140 56 84 60.0%
$1,000 1 in 5,143 1 in 5,128 1,960 755 1,205 61.5%
$500 1 in 1,800 1 in 1,833 5,600 2,230 3,370 60.2%
$100 1 in 137.9 1 in 140.4 73,080 29,057 44,023 60.2%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 152.1 67,200 26,579 40,621 60.4%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 50.8 201,600 79,855 121,745 60.4%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 151.3 67,200 26,355 40,845 60.8%
$10 1 in 9.38 1 in 9.44 1,075,200 420,485 654,715 60.9%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.91 1,008,000 384,415 623,585 61.9%
All prizes1 in 4.031 in 4.04 2,499,983969,788 1,530,19561.2%

How GHOSTBUSTERS™ has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking GHOSTBUSTERS™. 68 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.

GHOSTBUSTERS™: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in GHOSTBUSTERS™?
2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,089,373.
What are the odds of winning anything on GHOSTBUSTERS™?
1 in 4.04 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.03 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.04, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.82.
Is GHOSTBUSTERS™ worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.3% ($3.92 back per $5 ticket), rank #56 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 GHOSTBUSTERS™ tickets are left?
We estimate 6,178,747 of roughly 10,080,000 printed tickets are unsold (38.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did GHOSTBUSTERS™ launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on September 9, 2025. It is still on sale.

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