Bits & Odds

$50 in a Flash — $1 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #410

Final figures from September 28, 2025 · ended

$50 in a Flash (#410) was a $1 Massachusetts scratch ticket. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 59.2% payout ($0.59 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.87 for any prize and 1 in 391,346 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 10.8 points (70.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 23.1% (1 in 4.77 at launch). 1 of 12 top prizes of $10,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 96.1% of its tickets had sold. $50 in a Flash is no longer on sale in Massachusetts; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.

Current payout
59.2%
70.0% at launch
Expected value
$0.59
per $1 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.87
1 in 4.77 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.87
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.70
win more than $1
$600+ odds
1 in 391,346
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 12
$10,000 each
Tickets remaining
3.9%
≈ 391,346 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $50 in a Flash, 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, 101,069 of 2,115,692 prizes (4.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$10,000 1 in 840,000 1 in 391,346 12 11 1 8.3%
$50 1 in 310.3 1 in 810.2 32,480 31,997 483 1.5%
$20 1 in 375.0 1 in 596.6 26,880 26,224 656 2.4%
$10 1 in 125.0 1 in 213.5 80,640 78,807 1,833 2.3%
$5 1 in 62.5 1 in 94.9 161,280 157,156 4,124 2.6%
$4 1 in 50.0 1 in 58.3 201,600 194,890 6,710 3.3%
$2 1 in 13.6 1 in 12.5 739,200 708,011 31,189 4.2%
$1 1 in 11.5 1 in 6.98 873,600 817,527 56,073 6.4%
All prizes1 in 4.771 in 3.87 2,115,6922,014,623 101,0694.8%

How $50 in a Flash has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $50 in a Flash. 121 daily readings.

$50 in a Flash: common questions

How many $10,000 prizes are left in $50 in a Flash?
1 of 12 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 391,346.
What are the odds of winning anything on $50 in a Flash?
1 in 3.87 today, compared with 1 in 4.77 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.87, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.70.
Is $50 in a Flash worth buying?
Its current payout is 59.2% ($0.59 back per $1 ticket), rank #— of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $1 alternative today is $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT (#459, $1) at 88.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $50 in a Flash tickets are left?
We estimate 391,346 of roughly 10,081,344 printed tickets are unsold (96.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $50 in a Flash launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on February 17, 2025. It has ended.

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