$50 In a Flash — $1 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #434
$50 In a Flash (#434) was a $1 Massachusetts scratch ticket. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 36.7% payout ($0.37 expected back per ticket), 1 in 7.00 for any prize and 1 in 174,692 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 33.3 points (70.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 31.9% (1 in 4.77 at launch). 2 of 6 top prizes of $10,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 93.1% 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.
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, 49,901 of 1,057,846 prizes (4.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 840,000 | 1 in 174,692 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 310.3 | 1 in 1,376 | 16,240 | 15,986 | 254 | 1.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 375.0 | 1 in 1,078 | 13,440 | 13,116 | 324 | 2.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 125.0 | 1 in 422.0 | 40,320 | 39,492 | 828 | 2.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 62.5 | 1 in 178.9 | 80,640 | 78,687 | 1,953 | 2.4% |
| $4 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 111.5 | 100,800 | 97,667 | 3,133 | 3.1% |
| $2 | 1 in 13.6 | 1 in 23.2 | 369,600 | 354,548 | 15,052 | 4.1% |
| $1 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 12.3 | 436,800 | 408,445 | 28,355 | 6.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.77 | 1 in 7.00 | 1,057,846 | 1,007,945 | 49,901 | 4.7% |
How $50 In a Flash has moved
$50 In a Flash: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in $50 In a Flash?
- 2 of 6 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 174,692.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $50 In a Flash?
- 1 in 7.00 today, compared with 1 in 4.77 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.00, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 16.2.
- Is $50 In a Flash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 36.7% ($0.37 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 349,383 of roughly 5,040,672 printed tickets are unsold (93.1% 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.
Other $1 Massachusetts scratch tickets
- $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT — 88.4% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- $50 in a Flash — 77.7% payout, 1 in 3.24 any prize
- LUCK OF THE IRISH TRIPLER — 77.1% payout, 1 in 4.15 any prize
- 10X — 75.8% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- $10,000 WIN ALL — 75.8% payout, 1 in 4.00 any prize