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500X The Cash — $50 Arizona Scratcher #1523

Data captured September 9, 2026

500X The Cash (#1523) is a $50 Arizona scratcher. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #8 of 56 active games on current payout (80.8%, $40.40 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 3 $50 games, #4 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.57) and #55 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,336,314). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.8 points (81.6% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.0% (1 in 2.55 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 4,008,943 tickets are still unsold (24.6% 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
80.8%
81.6% at launch
Expected value
$40.40
per $50 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 2.57
1 in 2.55 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 2.57
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.94
win more than $50
$600+ odds
1 in 489.2
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 4
$5,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
75.4%
≈ 4,008,943 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 500X The Cash, 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, 1,557,611 of 2,085,966 prizes (74.7%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$5 Million 1 in 1,329,106 1 in 1,336,314 4 1 3 75.0%
$500,000 1 in 531,643 1 in 572,706 10 3 7 70.0%
$25,000 1 in 265,821 1 in 235,820 20 3 17 85.0%
$5,000 1 in 5,481 1 in 5,545 970 247 723 74.5%
$1,000 1 in 539.5 1 in 538.5 9,854 2,409 7,445 75.6%
$500 1 in 54.0 1 in 54.5 98,488 24,938 73,550 74.7%
$100 1 in 15.1 1 in 15.3 352,035 89,501 262,534 74.6%
$75 1 in 12.0 1 in 12.1 442,914 112,402 330,512 74.6%
$50 1 in 4.50 1 in 4.54 1,181,671 298,851 882,820 74.7%
All prizes1 in 2.551 in 2.57 2,085,966528,355 1,557,61174.7%

How 500X The Cash has moved

78% 80% 82% Sep 2026Sep 2026Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking 500X The Cash. 3 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.

500X The Cash: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in 500X The Cash?
3 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,336,314.
What are the odds of winning anything on 500X The Cash?
1 in 2.57 today, compared with 1 in 2.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.57, and the odds of winning more than the $50 ticket price are 1 in 5.94.
Is 500X The Cash worth buying?
Its current payout is 80.8% ($40.40 back per $50 ticket), rank #8 of 56 in Arizona. The best $50 alternative today is Set For Life (#1401, $50) at 81.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many 500X The Cash tickets are left?
We estimate 4,008,943 of roughly 5,317,520 printed tickets are unsold (24.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did 500X The Cash launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.

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