The current odds of winning any prize on $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE are 1 in 4.69 (21.34%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000/Week/Life top prize.

Yes. 8 of the 10 $1,000/Week/Life top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 23, 2026. We estimate about 15% of the game's 15,120,000 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE is on sale at Massachusetts Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 26 $5 Massachusetts scratch tickets on sale, $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE ranks #20 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.69 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is $200,000 HALLOWEEN, where 1 in 3.68 tickets wins at least $5 back.

$1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000/Week/Life at 1 in 1,158,051 (2 of 10 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 77,203 (28 of 202 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 27,248 (55 of 420 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 7,471 (225 of 1,680 left); $500+ at 1 in 2,050 (820 of 6,720 left); $100+ at 1 in 247 (8,240 of 69,300 left); $50+ at 1 in 108 (12,124 of 100,800 left); $25+ at 1 in 68.6 (12,273 of 100,800 left); $20+ at 1 in 39.7 (24,598 of 201,600 left); $15+ at 1 in 32.6 (12,610 of 100,800 left); $10+ at 1 in 9.01 (185,982 of 1,411,200 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.69 (237,187 of 1,512,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE ticket are 1 in 4.69 (21.34%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.01 (11.09%).

$1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Massachusetts Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Massachusetts scratch tickets and Massachusetts scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Massachusetts Lottery lists them under "Scratch" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in Massachusetts call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE, a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket, was released on Feb 18, 2025 by the Massachusetts Lottery.