Bits & Odds

$50 In a Flash — $1 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #434

Final figures from September 28, 2025 · ended

$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.

Current payout
36.7%
70.0% at launch
Expected value
$0.37
per $1 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 7.00
1 in 4.77 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 7.00
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 16.2
win more than $1
$600+ odds
1 in 174,692
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 6
$10,000 each
Tickets remaining
6.9%
≈ 349,383 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, 49,901 of 1,057,846 prizes (4.7%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% 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 prizes1 in 4.771 in 7.00 1,057,8461,007,945 49,9014.7%

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?
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.

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