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$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #516

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched October 14, 2025

$1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS (#516) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on October 14, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #57 of 132 active games on current payout (78.4%, $3.92 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 35 $5 games, #64 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.10) and #51 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,633,060). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.7 points (79.1% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.0% (1 in 4.15 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,633,060 tickets are still unsold (79.7% 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
78.4%
79.1% at launch
Expected value
$3.92
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.10
1 in 4.15 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.10
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.49
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 8,125
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
20.3%
≈ 1,633,060 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS, 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, 397,847 of 1,944,323 prizes (20.5%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 2,688,000 1 in 1,633,060 3 2 1 33.3%
$2,500 1 in 72,000 1 in 62,810 112 86 26 23.2%
$1,000 1 in 7,579 1 in 9,385 1,064 890 174 16.4%
$500 1 in 2,149 1 in 2,754 3,752 3,159 593 15.8%
$100 1 in 139.5 1 in 172.7 57,792 48,336 9,456 16.4%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 166.0 53,760 43,924 9,836 18.3%
$20 1 in 30.0 1 in 32.7 268,800 218,815 49,985 18.6%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 164.2 53,760 43,812 9,948 18.5%
$10 1 in 11.5 1 in 11.8 698,880 560,870 138,010 19.7%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.08 806,400 626,582 179,818 22.3%
All prizes1 in 4.151 in 4.10 1,944,3231,546,476 397,84720.5%

How $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS 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 WINTER WINNINGS. 5 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 WINTER WINNINGS: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS?
1 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,633,060.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS?
1 in 4.10 today, compared with 1 in 4.15 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.10, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.49.
Is $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.4% ($3.92 back per $5 ticket), rank #57 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 WINTER WINNINGS tickets are left?
We estimate 1,633,060 of roughly 8,064,000 printed tickets are unsold (79.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000,000 WINTER WINNINGS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on October 14, 2025. It is still on sale.

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