How many $1,000 prizes are left in $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE?

30 of 202 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 74,120.

What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE?

1 in 4.13 today, compared with 1 in 4.31 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.13, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.87.

Is $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?

Its current payout is 64.0% ($3.20 back per $5 ticket), rank #115 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 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?

We estimate 2,223,593 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (85.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on February 18, 2025. It is still on sale.

$1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #480

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched February 18, 2025

$1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE Massachusetts scratch ticket ticket

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$1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE (#480) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on February 18, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #115 of 132 active games on current payout (64.0%, $3.20 expected back per ticket) and #33 of 35 $5 games, #67 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.13) and #14 on top-prize odds (1 in 74,120). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.6 points (65.6% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 4.3% (1 in 4.31 at launch). 30 of 202 top prizes of $1,000 remain, and we estimate 2,223,593 tickets are still unsold (85.3% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout

64.0%

65.6% at launch

Expected value

$3.20

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.13

1 in 4.31 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.13

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 7.87

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 6,502

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

30 of 202

$1,000 each

Tickets remaining

14.7%

≈ 2,223,593 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE, 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, 538,524 of 3,505,532 prizes (15.4%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$10,000	1 in 74,851	1 in 74,120	202	172	30	14.9%
$2,000	1 in 36,000	1 in 35,864	420	358	62	14.8%
$1,000	1 in 9,000	1 in 8,894	1,680	1,430	250	14.9%
$500	1 in 2,250	1 in 2,473	6,720	5,821	899	13.4%
$100	1 in 218.2	1 in 242.9	69,300	60,145	9,155	13.2%
$50	1 in 150.0	1 in 166.2	100,800	87,423	13,377	13.3%
$25	1 in 150.0	1 in 164.1	100,800	87,253	13,547	13.4%
$20	1 in 75.0	1 in 81.7	201,600	174,391	27,209	13.5%
$15	1 in 150.0	1 in 159.9	100,800	86,891	13,909	13.8%
$10	1 in 10.7	1 in 10.9	1,411,200	1,207,092	204,108	14.5%
$5	1 in 10.0	1 in 8.69	1,512,000	1,256,024	255,976	16.9%
$1,000/WK/LF	1 in 1,512,000	1 in 1,111,796	10	8	2	20.0%
All prizes	1 in 4.31	1 in 4.13	3,505,532	2,967,008	538,524	15.4%

How $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 11, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 62 remain.
September 8, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 250 remain.
September 27, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 648 remain.
September 26, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 649 remain.
September 25, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 651 remain.
September 24, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 152 remain.
September 24, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 654 remain.
September 23, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 77 remain.
September 23, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 656 remain.
September 20, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 153 remain.
September 20, 2025: 5 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 659 remain.
September 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 664 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE: common questions

How many $1,000 prizes are left in $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE?: 30 of 202 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 74,120.
What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE?: 1 in 4.13 today, compared with 1 in 4.31 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.13, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.87.
Is $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?: Its current payout is 64.0% ($3.20 back per $5 ticket), rank #115 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 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?: We estimate 2,223,593 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (85.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on February 18, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $5 Massachusetts scratch tickets

$1,000,000 Monopoly Doubler — 89.1% payout, 1 in 2.48 any prize
EMERALD MINE 50X — 81.6% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
TRIPLE 777 — 79.4% payout, 1 in 3.73 any prize
KENO™ — 79.3% payout, 1 in 4.26 any prize
$1,000,000 SUPREME WINNINGS — 78.8% payout, 1 in 4.20 any prize

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