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$500 MANIA — $10 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #513

Data captured September 21, 2026 · launched September 9, 2025

$500 MANIA (#513) is a $10 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on September 9, 2025. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #41 of 132 active games on current payout (79.9%, $7.99 expected back per ticket) and #24 of 35 $10 games, #30 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.40) and #1 on top-prize odds (1 in 230). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (80.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.6% (1 in 3.45 at launch). 8388 of 40509 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 1,929,024 tickets are still unsold (78.7% 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
79.9%
80.2% at launch
Expected value
$7.99
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.40
1 in 3.45 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.40
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.87
win more than $10
$600+ odds
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
8,388 of 40,509
$500 each
Tickets remaining
21.3%
≈ 1,929,024 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $500 MANIA, 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, 567,396 of 2,624,769 prizes (21.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500 1 in 224.0 1 in 230.0 40,509 32,121 8,388 20.7%
$100 1 in 67.3 1 in 68.4 134,820 106,615 28,205 20.9%
$50 1 in 100.0 1 in 101.0 90,720 71,630 19,090 21.0%
$25 1 in 100.0 1 in 100.2 90,720 71,465 19,255 21.2%
$20 1 in 12.5 1 in 12.4 725,760 569,949 155,811 21.5%
$15 1 in 20.0 1 in 19.7 453,600 355,883 97,717 21.5%
$10 1 in 8.33 1 in 8.07 1,088,640 849,710 238,930 21.9%
All prizes1 in 3.451 in 3.40 2,624,7692,057,373 567,39621.6%

How $500 MANIA has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $500 MANIA. 34 daily readings.

$500 MANIA: common questions

How many $500 prizes are left in $500 MANIA?
8388 of 40509 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 230.
What are the odds of winning anything on $500 MANIA?
1 in 3.40 today, compared with 1 in 3.45 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.40, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.87.
Is $500 MANIA worth buying?
Its current payout is 79.9% ($7.99 back per $10 ticket), rank #41 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $10 alternative today is MERRY & BRIGHT BLOWOUT (#463, $10) at 97.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $500 MANIA tickets are left?
We estimate 1,929,024 of roughly 9,068,371 printed tickets are unsold (78.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $500 MANIA launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on September 9, 2025. It is still on sale.

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