Instant $500s — $10 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #408
Instant $500s (#408) is a $10 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on August 1, 2023. As of September 16, 2026 it ranks #71 of 132 active games on current payout (76.3%, $7.63 expected back per ticket) and #30 of 35 $10 games, #4 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.72) and #2 on top-prize odds (1 in 379). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.9 points (80.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 21.3% (1 in 3.45 at launch). 565 of 72016 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 214,289 tickets are still unsold (98.7% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $10.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Instant $500s, 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, 78,790 of 4,666,256 prizes (1.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 224.0 | 1 in 379.3 | 72,016 | 71,451 | 565 | 0.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 67.3 | 1 in 92.9 | 239,680 | 237,374 | 2,306 | 1.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 118.5 | 161,280 | 159,472 | 1,808 | 1.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 103.3 | 161,280 | 159,205 | 2,075 | 1.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 11.0 | 1,290,240 | 1,270,739 | 19,501 | 1.5% |
| $15 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 16.8 | 806,400 | 793,663 | 12,737 | 1.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 5.38 | 1,935,360 | 1,895,562 | 39,798 | 2.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.45 | 1 in 2.72 | 4,666,256 | 4,587,466 | 78,790 | 1.7% |
How Instant $500s has moved
Instant $500s: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Instant $500s?
- 565 of 72016 as of September 16, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 379.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Instant $500s?
- 1 in 2.72 today, compared with 1 in 3.45 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.72, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.50.
- Is Instant $500s worth buying?
- Its current payout is 76.3% ($7.63 back per $10 ticket), rank #71 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 Instant $500s tickets are left?
- We estimate 214,289 of roughly 16,121,549 printed tickets are unsold (98.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Instant $500s launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 1, 2023. It is still on sale.
Other $10 Massachusetts scratch tickets
- MERRY & BRIGHT BLOWOUT — 97.9% payout, 1 in 6.68 any prize
- Fabulous Fortune — 96.5% payout, 1 in 7.49 any prize
- $4,000,000 GOLD 50X — 93.3% payout, 1 in 3.71 any prize
- MERRY-MINT BLOWOUT — 92.8% payout, 1 in 7.12 any prize
- $50, $100 and $500 BLOWOUT — 92.4% payout, 1 in 7.28 any prize