Bits & Odds

KENO™ — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #544

Final figures from October 16, 2026 · launched May 12, 2026 · ended

KENO™ (#544) was a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on May 12, 2026. Its final figures, from October 16, 2026, were 79.4% payout ($3.97 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.33 for any prize and 1 in 1,606,362 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (79.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.0% (1 in 4.15 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) were never claimed, and we estimate 54.5% of its tickets had sold. KENO™ is no longer on sale in Massachusetts; the figures below are final as of October 16, 2026.

Current payout
79.4%
79.5% at launch
Expected value
$3.97
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.33
1 in 4.15 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.33
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.54
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 9,179
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) each
Tickets remaining
45.5%
≈ 3,212,724 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in KENO™, 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, 742,131 of 1,698,294 prizes (43.7%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 2,352,000 1 in 1,606,362 3 1 2 66.7%
$2,500 1 in 72,000 1 in 68,356 98 51 47 48.0%
$1,000 1 in 10,286 1 in 10,674 686 385 301 43.9%
$450 1 in 2,215 1 in 2,376 3,185 1,833 1,352 42.4%
$100 1 in 147.2 1 in 160.1 47,922 27,860 20,062 41.9%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 162.3 47,040 27,247 19,793 42.1%
$25 1 in 75.0 1 in 79.7 94,080 53,762 40,318 42.9%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 53.4 141,120 80,983 60,137 42.6%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 160.7 47,040 27,046 19,994 42.5%
$10 1 in 11.5 1 in 12.2 611,520 347,340 264,180 43.2%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.2 705,600 389,655 315,945 44.8%
All prizes1 in 4.151 in 4.33 1,698,294956,163 742,13143.7%

How KENO™ has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking KENO™. 39 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.

KENO™: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in KENO™?
2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,606,362.
What are the odds of winning anything on KENO™?
1 in 4.33 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.15 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.33, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.54.
Is KENO™ worth buying?
Its current payout is 79.4% ($3.97 back per $5 ticket), rank #— 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 KENO™ tickets are left?
We estimate 3,212,724 of roughly 7,056,000 printed tickets are unsold (54.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did KENO™ launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on May 12, 2026. It has ended.

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