Massachusetts Numbers Game Prizes & Odds
Every prize and the odds of winning it on one play.
Best odds of winning a prize: 1 in 10 (Exact 1). Every prize is pari-mutuel: winners share the prize pool, so payouts change every drawing. In Massachusetts, every prize is pari-mutuel: that prize's winners split a share of the prize pool, so it pays a different amount every drawing.
Exact 4
Match all 4 digits in the exact order drawn.
Varies1 in 10,000Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawingExact 3
Match the first or last 3 digits in exact order.
Varies1 in 1,000Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawingExact 2
Match 2 digits side by side, in exact order.
Varies1 in 100Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawingExact 1
Match the digit drawn in the place you bet on.
Varies1 in 10Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawingAny 4
Match all 4 digits in any order.
- Three alike, like 1112Varies1 in 2,500Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawing
- Two pairs, like 1122Varies1 in 1,667Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawing
- One pair, like 1123Varies1 in 833Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawing
- All different, like 1234Varies1 in 417Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawing
Any First 3
Match the first 3 digits drawn, in any order.
- All different, like 123Varies1 in 167Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawing
Any Last 3
Match the last 3 digits drawn, in any order.
- All different, like 123Varies1 in 167Pari-mutuel: the payout per $1 is set after each drawing
5% state tax is withheld from prizes over $600, plus 24% federal tax from prizes over $5,000. What a prize pays after taxes
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- Keep MoreMassachusetts Lottery Tax Calculator Massachusetts taxes winnings at 5%. 5% state tax is withheld from prizes over $600, plus 24% federal tax from prizes over $5,000.
- After You WinHow to Claim a Massachusetts Lottery Prize Up to $600 at any lottery retailer. You have one year to claim.
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