GHOSTBUSTERS™ — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #510
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.
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.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % 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 prizes | 1 in 4.03 | 1 in 4.04 | 2,499,983 | 969,788 | 1,530,195 | 61.2% |
How GHOSTBUSTERS™ has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 24, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,205 remain.
- October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,206 remain.
- October 21, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,207 remain.
- October 20, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,208 remain.
- October 20, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,210 remain.
- October 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,211 remain.
- October 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,212 remain.
- October 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,213 remain.
- October 18, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,214 remain.
- October 16, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,215 remain.
- October 15, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,216 remain.
- October 15, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,217 remain.
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.
Other $5 Massachusetts scratch tickets
- EMERALD MINE 50X — 81.6% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- $1,000,000 BONUS WINS — 80.0% payout, 1 in 3.48 any prize
- TRIPLE 777 — 79.8% payout, 1 in 3.71 any prize
- EXTREME GREEN — 79.2% payout, 1 in 3.82 any prize
- RUBY MINE 50X — 78.9% payout, 1 in 3.91 any prize