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$250,000 WINTER WINNINGS — $20 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #519

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

$250,000 WINTER WINNINGS (#519) is a $20 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on October 14, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #39 of 132 active games on current payout (80.5%, $16.09 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 10 $20 games, #14 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.97) and #16 on top-prize odds (1 in 118,696). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (80.4% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.0% (1 in 2.94 at launch). 14 of 39 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 1,661,746 tickets are still unsold (67.1% 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
80.5%
80.4% at launch
Expected value
$16.09
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 2.97
1 in 2.94 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 2.97
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.06
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 972.3
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
14 of 39
$250,000 each
Tickets remaining
32.9%
≈ 1,661,746 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $250,000 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, 559,275 of 1,712,694 prizes (32.7%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$250,000 1 in 129,231 1 in 118,696 39 25 14 35.9%
$5,000 1 in 6,545 1 in 6,343 770 508 262 34.0%
$2,000 1 in 7,579 1 in 7,386 665 440 225 33.8%
$1,000 1 in 1,371 1 in 1,376 3,675 2,467 1,208 32.9%
$500 1 in 786.9 1 in 822.2 6,405 4,384 2,021 31.6%
$200 1 in 500.0 1 in 510.8 10,080 6,827 3,253 32.3%
$100 1 in 28.2 1 in 28.8 179,060 121,397 57,663 32.2%
$50 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.1 100,800 68,274 32,526 32.3%
$40 1 in 50.0 1 in 50.9 100,800 68,170 32,630 32.4%
$30 1 in 25.0 1 in 25.1 201,600 135,499 66,101 32.8%
$25 1 in 12.5 1 in 12.5 403,200 270,729 132,471 32.9%
$20 1 in 7.14 1 in 7.20 705,600 474,699 230,901 32.7%
All prizes1 in 2.941 in 2.97 1,712,6941,153,419 559,27532.7%

How $250,000 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 $250,000 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.

$250,000 WINTER WINNINGS: common questions

How many $250,000 prizes are left in $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS?
14 of 39 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 118,696.
What are the odds of winning anything on $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS?
1 in 2.97 today, compared with 1 in 2.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.97, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.06.
Is $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS worth buying?
Its current payout is 80.5% ($16.09 back per $20 ticket), rank #39 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $20 alternative today is $10,000,000 Cash Blast (#409, $20) at 93.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS tickets are left?
We estimate 1,661,746 of roughly 5,037,984 printed tickets are unsold (67.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $250,000 WINTER WINNINGS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on October 14, 2025. It is still on sale.

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