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$1,000,000 BONUS WINS — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #497

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched July 15, 2025

$1,000,000 BONUS WINS (#497) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on July 15, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #59 of 132 active games on current payout (78.1%, $3.90 expected back per ticket) and #13 of 35 $5 games, #56 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.98) and #72 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,524,094). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.5 points (78.6% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.2% (1 in 4.03 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,524,094 tickets are still unsold (75.0% 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
78.1%
78.6% at launch
Expected value
$3.90
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.98
1 in 4.03 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.98
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.07
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 6,097
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
25.0%
≈ 2,524,094 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 BONUS WINS, 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, 633,462 of 2,498,443 prizes (25.4%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 3,360,000 1 in 2,524,094 3 2 1 33.3%
$5,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 66,424 140 102 38 27.1%
$1,000 1 in 6,545 1 in 6,731 1,540 1,165 375 24.4%
$500 1 in 2,667 1 in 2,963 3,780 2,928 852 22.5%
$150 1 in 2,182 1 in 2,355 4,620 3,548 1,072 23.2%
$100 1 in 145.8 1 in 158.3 69,160 53,216 15,944 23.1%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 161.2 67,200 51,543 15,657 23.3%
$25 1 in 150.0 1 in 159.7 67,200 51,395 15,805 23.5%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 53.6 201,600 154,485 47,115 23.4%
$10 1 in 9.38 1 in 9.70 1,075,200 814,973 260,227 24.2%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.13 1,008,000 731,624 276,376 27.4%
All prizes1 in 4.031 in 3.98 2,498,4431,864,981 633,46225.4%

How $1,000,000 BONUS WINS has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $1,000,000 BONUS WINS. 78 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.

$1,000,000 BONUS WINS: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 BONUS WINS?
1 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,524,094.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 BONUS WINS?
1 in 3.98 today, compared with 1 in 4.03 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.98, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.07.
Is $1,000,000 BONUS WINS worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.1% ($3.90 back per $5 ticket), rank #59 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 $1,000,000 BONUS WINS tickets are left?
We estimate 2,524,094 of roughly 10,080,000 printed tickets are unsold (75.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 BONUS WINS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 15, 2025. It is still on sale.

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