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$100 A WEEK FOR LIFE — $1 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #478

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

$100 A WEEK FOR LIFE (#478) is a $1 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on February 18, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #122 of 132 active games on current payout (58.9%, $0.59 expected back per ticket) and #16 of 16 $1 games, #76 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.25) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 133,049). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.9 points (61.8% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 10.9% (1 in 4.77 at launch). 8 of 40 top prizes of $100 remain, and we estimate 1,064,391 tickets are still unsold (89.4% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.

Current payout
58.9%
61.8% at launch
Expected value
$0.59
per $1 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.25
1 in 4.77 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.25
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.59
win more than $1
$600+ odds
1 in 133,049
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
8 of 40
$100 each
Tickets remaining
10.6%
≈ 1,064,391 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $100 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, 250,411 of 2,113,980 prizes (11.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000 1 in 252,000 1 in 133,049 40 32 8 20.0%
$100 1 in 1,321 1 in 1,946 7,630 7,083 547 7.2%
$40 1 in 1,600 1 in 2,231 6,300 5,823 477 7.6%
$20 1 in 600.0 1 in 796.7 16,800 15,464 1,336 8.0%
$10 1 in 125.0 1 in 150.8 80,640 73,581 7,059 8.8%
$5 1 in 53.6 1 in 62.2 188,160 171,061 17,099 9.1%
$4 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.8 201,600 181,069 20,531 10.2%
$2 1 in 15.0 1 in 13.9 672,000 595,162 76,838 11.4%
$1 1 in 10.7 1 in 8.41 940,800 814,285 126,515 13.4%
$100/WK/LF 1 in 1,008,000 1 in 1,064,391 10 9 1 10.0%
All prizes1 in 4.771 in 4.25 2,113,9801,863,569 250,41111.8%

How $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE has moved

57% 61% 64% Feb 2025Jun 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE. 121 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.

$100 A WEEK FOR LIFE: common questions

How many $100 prizes are left in $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
8 of 40 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 133,049.
What are the odds of winning anything on $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE?
1 in 4.25 today, compared with 1 in 4.77 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.25, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.59.
Is $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?
Its current payout is 58.9% ($0.59 back per $1 ticket), rank #122 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $1 alternative today is $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT (#459, $1) at 88.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?
We estimate 1,064,391 of roughly 10,080,000 printed tickets are unsold (89.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $100 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on February 18, 2025. It is still on sale.

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