Massachusetts · Game #454

$100,000 WINNING 7s

$2per ticket

Sale status unconfirmed · Collected Oct 15, 2026, 9:16 AM EDT

Latest lottery dataData updated Oct 15, 2026

Game summary

What to know about this ticket

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Our estimate

Average payout

$1.24

Across lots of tickets, we estimate an average of $1.24 back for each $2 ticket.

$0.62 back per $1 spent · -$0.76 after the ticket cost

<$0.01 lowervs Oct 14, 2026
What does this mean?
Think of a big pile of tickets: this is the prize money per ticket on average. It doesn’t tell you what your next ticket will pay.
Our estimate

Payout without the jackpot

$0.94

For a $2 ticket, the estimated average payout is $0.94 when the $100,000 top prize is treated as $0.

Return vs. ticket price, without the jackpot: -53.2%

<$0.01 lowervs Oct 14, 2026
What does this mean?
Big jackpots can make a ticket's average look much better even though winning one is extremely unlikely. This number shows its estimated value if the biggest prize pays $0.
Our estimate

Chance of Any Prize

21.6%

About 1 in 4.62 remaining tickets

Includes the top prize and prizes that only return your ticket cost. A prize does not necessarily mean a profit.

<0.01 points highervs Oct 14, 2026
What does this mean?
This estimates the chance that a remaining ticket has any published prize. A winning ticket may only break even, so this is not your chance of making money.
From the lottery

Top prize

$100,000

1 still unclaimed in the lottery data.

No changevs Oct 14, 2026
What does this mean?
How many of the game's biggest prizes the lottery says are still unclaimed. This does not establish whether tickets are still for sale.
Our estimate

Chance of coming out ahead

8.7%

A prize worth more than the ticket price. Winning your ticket cost back doesn’t count as coming out ahead.

Our estimate

Chance of the top prize

<0.1%

About 1 in 326,993.54 remaining tickets. This is an estimate.

Remaining prizes and tickets

What’s left in this game

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Worked out from lottery data

Unclaimed prizes

70,718

Out of 1,743,900 prizes in the source table.

4.1% left1,673,182 already paid

2 fewervs Oct 14, 2026

Counts include tickets already sold whose prizes haven’t been claimed.

From the lottery

Top prizes left

1

Out of 4 top prizes originally.

25.0% left3 no longer remaining

No changevs Oct 14, 2026

From the lottery report for this game.

Our estimate

Estimated tickets left

326,994

About 8,064,000 tickets printed originally, according to the lottery.

9 fewervs Oct 14, 2026

Tickets left are an estimate. Unclaimed prizes don’t tell us exactly how many tickets are still for sale.

First on sale
Sep 10, 2024

We use lottery data to estimate average payouts and tickets left. These are estimates, not promises about your next ticket. See how we work it out →

Original vs. current

Original and current numbers

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Odds of any prize

Original at launch
1 in 4.6221.6% chance · Lottery-published
Latest estimate
1 in 4.6221.6% chance · PrizeGauge estimate

0.02 percentage points lower than launch

Average prize payout

Original at launch
$1.46Per ticket · Estimate using original data
Latest estimate
$1.24Per ticket · PrizeGauge estimate

$0.22 per ticket lower than launch

A smaller “1 in” number means a higher chance. Any prize includes prizes that only return the ticket cost. Original odds may be rounded; current values are estimates, not guaranteed outcomes.

Compare the price and average payouts

Here’s how the ticket price compares with the average prize payout we estimate. Your ticket could pay more, less, or nothing.

Ticket costs
$2.00
Estimated average payout
$1.24
Without the top prize
$0.94
What do these numbers mean?
From the lottery

Published by the lottery.

Worked out from lottery data

Worked out from the lottery’s own numbers.

Our estimate

Our best estimate, using data and assumptions we explain.

Average payout
Think of a big pile of tickets: this is the prize money per ticket on average. It doesn’t tell you what your next ticket will pay.
Return vs. ticket price
How the estimated average payout stacks up against what you spend. A minus sign means the average payout is less than the ticket price.
Payout without the jackpot
Big jackpots can make a ticket's average look much better even though winning one is extremely unlikely. This number shows its estimated value if the biggest prize pays $0.
Chance of Any Prize
This estimates the chance that a remaining ticket has any published prize. A winning ticket may only break even, so this is not your chance of making money.
Top Prizes Left
How many of the game's biggest prizes the lottery says are still unclaimed. This does not establish whether tickets are still for sale.
Estimated Tickets Left
Our estimate of how many tickets may remain. The lottery does not publish this exact number, and sold but unclaimed tickets can affect it.
How reliable is the estimate?
How much trust to put in the estimate. It is not your chance of winning. Unknown means we don’t have a rating.
What does this mean?
Each ticket is a gamble. Better-looking numbers don’t promise a winning ticket.
Take a closer look: prizes, calculations & sources

The numbers behind the ticket

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Our estimate

Estimated average payout today

$1.24

Estimated prize payout per ticket

Our estimate

EV Without the Top Prize

$0.94

Average prize value after treating the biggest prize as $0

Our estimate

ROI Without the Top Prize

-53.2%

How that alternate average payout compares with ticket price

Our estimate

Original EV

$1.46

Launch payout with modeled prize valuations

Our estimate

Modeled ROI

-37.9%

Estimated net return / ticket price

Our estimate

Average payout per $1 spent

$0.62

A 70¢ payout per $1 spent means a 30¢ average loss

Our estimate

Average return after the ticket cost

-$0.76

Estimated average prize payout minus the ticket price

From the lottery

Top prizes remaining

1

Original top prizes: 4

Our estimate

Estimated Tickets Left

326,994

An estimate, not an exact count from the lottery

Our estimate

Analytics availability

Launch: available

Full current EV: available

Without top prize: available

Chance of any prize: available

Confidence rating not published

We use lottery data to estimate average payouts and tickets left. These are estimates, not promises about your next ticket. See how we work it out →

How this estimate was made

Launch basis: official initial structure. Inventory basis: official initial structure.

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

Model assumptions
  • At least two tiers with 500 or more original prizes estimate remaining ticket inventory, weighted by original prize count; prize claims can lag ticket sales.

What goes into this estimate

Uses the complete prize table and changes in prize counts.

Original prize table: complete. Remaining prize table: complete.

See calculated counts and prize-value assumptions

These are the model’s inputs. A calculated or estimated count is separate from the literal count in the prize table.

Count and value inputs considered by the model
Prize wordingValue usedOriginal count usedRemaining count used
$2$2.00Published cash value766,080Published count42,261Published count
$100,000$100,000.00Published cash value4Published count1Published count
$4$4.00Published cash value604,800Published count19,987Published count
$5$5.00Published cash value112,896Published count3,229Published count
$10$10.00Published cash value153,216Published count3,487Published count
$20$20.00Published cash value56,448Published count1,036Published count
$50$50.00Published cash value28,728Published count425Published count
$100$100.00Published cash value20,720Published count264Published count
$500$500.00Published cash value672Published count12Published count
$1,000$1,000.00Published cash value336Published count16Published count

From the official source

The lottery’s prize table

Original overall odds: 1 in 4.62

These are the source’s published rows. A dash means the count is not published. Calculated original totals are labeled, and any derived remaining counts appear separately in the model inputs.

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Prize amounts and counts from this report. Current odds and average payout contributions, where shown, are estimates.
PrizeOriginal prizesPrizes already paidOriginal odds · from lotteryRemaining prizes
$2
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
766,080723,8191 in 10.5342,2615.5% of 766,080 left
$100,000
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
431 in 2,016,000125.0% of 4 left
$4
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
604,800584,8131 in 13.3319,9873.3% of 604,800 left
$5
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
112,896109,6671 in 71.433,2292.9% of 112,896 left
$10
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
153,216149,7291 in 52.633,4872.3% of 153,216 left
$20
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
56,44855,4121 in 142.861,0361.8% of 56,448 left
$50
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
28,72828,3031 in 280.74251.5% of 28,728 left
$100
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
20,72020,4561 in 389.192641.3% of 20,720 left
$500
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
6726601 in 12,000121.8% of 672 left
$1,000
Count sources & details
Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC
Response fingerprint7cfedc3663de6a1dabaca6d4bcb825312257993038bafec15bd11c01658f063d
3363201 in 24,000164.8% of 336 left

About the estimates

Methodology & source

Each lottery publishes different information. We use the available game data and stated assumptions to estimate average payouts and tickets left. An unclaimed prize count is not a count of tickets still for sale.

Published prize observations stay separate from estimates. The model uses this game's reported coverage, ticket inventory and count assumptions; unavailable values retain their source explanations.

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Game history

See how the numbers have changed

A gap means we don’t have a number

We keep the last update of each day, using Eastern Time. If a day has no number, we leave a gap. We don’t fill in guesses.

Past numbers include calculations from archived prize reports. This covers the dates we have collected. 7-day change: insufficient history. 30-day change: insufficient history.

Estimated average payout Our estimate · dollars per ticket
$0.000032 lowervs Oct 14, 2026

Extra decimals show estimate changes smaller than 1¢. We calculate daily changes before rounding.

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$1.20$1.35$1.50Original average payout $1.458006Oct 14, 2026: $1.241203Oct 15, 2026: $1.241171Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026
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Estimated average payout observations
DateEstimated average payoutChange from previous day
Oct 14, 2026$1.241203No daily comparison
Oct 15, 2026$1.241171$0.000032 lower compared with Oct 14, 2026
Prizes remaining From the daily prize table · count and share left

70,718 prizes left1,743,900 total · 4.1% left · Oct 15, 2026

2 fewervs Oct 14, 2026

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4.1%4.1%4.1%Oct 14, 2026: 4.1%Oct 15, 2026: 4.1%Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026
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Prizes remaining observations
DatePrizes remainingUnclaimed countTotal prizesChange from previous day
Oct 14, 20264.1%70,7201,743,900No daily comparison
Oct 15, 20264.1%70,7181,743,9002 fewer compared with Oct 14, 2026
Top prizes remaining From the lottery · published count
No changevs Oct 14, 2026

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0.811.2Oct 14, 2026: 1Oct 15, 2026: 1Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026
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Top prizes remaining observations
DateTop prizes remainingChange from previous day
Oct 14, 20261No daily comparison
Oct 15, 20261No change compared with Oct 14, 2026
Estimated tickets left Our estimate · ticket count
9 fewervs Oct 14, 2026

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326.99K327K327KOct 14, 2026: 327,003Oct 15, 2026: 326,994Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026
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Estimated tickets left observations
DateEstimated tickets leftChange from previous day
Oct 14, 2026327,003No daily comparison
Oct 15, 2026326,9949 fewer compared with Oct 14, 2026