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50X — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #487

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched June 10, 2025

50X (#487) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on June 10, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #61 of 132 active games on current payout (77.8%, $3.89 expected back per ticket) and #15 of 35 $5 games, #62 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.08) and #92 on top-prize odds (1 in 4,644,853). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (77.9% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.5% (1 in 4.14 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 4,644,853 tickets are still unsold (69.3% 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
77.8%
77.9% at launch
Expected value
$3.89
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.08
1 in 4.14 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.08
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.19
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 4,394
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
30.7%
≈ 4,644,853 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 50X, 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, 1,139,765 of 3,653,583 prizes (31.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 5,040,000 1 in 4,644,853 3 2 1 33.3%
$10,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 68,307 210 142 68 32.4%
$1,000 1 in 4,800 1 in 4,701 3,150 2,162 988 31.4%
$500 1 in 2,400 1 in 2,530 6,300 4,464 1,836 29.1%
$150 1 in 1,252 1 in 1,327 12,075 8,576 3,499 29.0%
$100 1 in 145.6 1 in 146.4 103,845 72,119 31,726 30.6%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 156.4 100,800 71,098 29,702 29.5%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.6 302,400 212,330 90,070 29.8%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 153.7 100,800 70,583 30,217 30.0%
$10 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.1 1,512,000 1,053,756 458,244 30.3%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.41 1,512,000 1,018,586 493,414 32.6%
All prizes1 in 4.141 in 4.08 3,653,5832,513,818 1,139,76531.2%

How 50X has moved

75% 78% 81% Jun 2025Aug 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking 50X. 113 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.

50X: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in 50X?
1 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 4,644,853.
What are the odds of winning anything on 50X?
1 in 4.08 today, compared with 1 in 4.14 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.08, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.19.
Is 50X worth buying?
Its current payout is 77.8% ($3.89 back per $5 ticket), rank #61 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 50X tickets are left?
We estimate 4,644,853 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (69.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did 50X launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on June 10, 2025. It is still on sale.

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