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KENO™ — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #544

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched May 12, 2026

KENO™ (#544) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on May 12, 2026. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #49 of 132 active games on current payout (79.3%, $3.97 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 35 $5 games, #77 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.26) and #55 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,811,355). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (79.5% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 2.6% (1 in 4.15 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 3,622,711 tickets are still unsold (48.7% 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
79.3%
79.5% at launch
Expected value
$3.97
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.26
1 in 4.15 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.26
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.39
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 9,125
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
51.3%
≈ 3,622,711 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in KENO™, 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, 850,099 of 1,698,294 prizes (50.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 2,352,000 1 in 1,811,355 3 1 2 66.7%
$2,500 1 in 72,000 1 in 68,353 98 45 53 54.1%
$1,000 1 in 10,286 1 in 10,593 686 344 342 49.9%
$450 1 in 2,215 1 in 2,315 3,185 1,620 1,565 49.1%
$100 1 in 147.2 1 in 156.0 47,922 24,701 23,221 48.5%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 158.4 47,040 24,171 22,869 48.6%
$25 1 in 75.0 1 in 78.2 94,080 47,728 46,352 49.3%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 52.3 141,120 71,882 69,238 49.1%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 157.2 47,040 23,999 23,041 49.0%
$10 1 in 11.5 1 in 11.9 611,520 308,264 303,256 49.6%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.1 705,600 345,440 360,160 51.0%
All prizes1 in 4.151 in 4.26 1,698,294848,195 850,09950.1%

How KENO™ has moved

78% 80% 81% Sep 2026Sep 2026Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking KENO™. 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.

KENO™: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in KENO™?
2 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,811,355.
What are the odds of winning anything on KENO™?
1 in 4.26 today, compared with 1 in 4.15 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.26, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.39.
Is KENO™ worth buying?
Its current payout is 79.3% ($3.97 back per $5 ticket), rank #49 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 KENO™ tickets are left?
We estimate 3,622,711 of roughly 7,056,000 printed tickets are unsold (48.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did KENO™ launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on May 12, 2026. It is still on sale.

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