The current odds of winning any prize on $250,000 JACKPOT are 1 in 4.01 (24.97%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $250,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $250,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 16, 2026. We estimate about 68% of the game's 8,064,000 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $250,000 JACKPOT is on sale at Massachusetts Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 27 $5 Massachusetts scratch tickets on sale, $250,000 JACKPOT ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.01 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.

$250,000 JACKPOT has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250,000 at 1 in 2,728,420 (2 of 3 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 70,868 (75 of 112 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 7,199 (681 of 1,008 left); $500+ at 1 in 1,356 (3,265 of 4,872 left); $100+ at 1 in 111 (45,249 of 67,368 left); $50+ at 1 in 63.8 (36,227 of 53,760 left); $20+ at 1 in 28.2 (108,316 of 161,280 left); $15+ at 1 in 23.7 (36,094 of 53,760 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.72 (581,611 of 860,160 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.01 (550,948 of 806,400 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $250,000 JACKPOT ticket are 1 in 4.01 (24.97%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.72 (14.87%).

$250,000 JACKPOT 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.

$250,000 JACKPOT, a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket, was released on Mar 31, 2026 by the Massachusetts Lottery.