The Instant Game — $2 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #449
The Instant Game (#449) was a $2 Massachusetts scratch ticket. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 88.9% payout ($1.78 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.51 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 16.0 points (72.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 81.1% (1 in 4.55 at launch). 0 of 4 top prizes of $50,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 98.7% of its tickets had sold. The Instant Game is no longer on sale in Massachusetts; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in The Instant Game, 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, 20,911 of 884,918 prizes (2.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 1,008,000 | all claimed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 1,008,000 | all claimed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 28,800 | 1 in 26,292 | 140 | 138 | 2 | 1.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 391.8 | 1 in 553.5 | 10,290 | 10,195 | 95 | 0.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 281.6 | 1 in 307.5 | 14,320 | 14,149 | 171 | 1.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 93.7 | 1 in 102.1 | 43,008 | 42,493 | 515 | 1.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 62.5 | 1 in 59.3 | 64,512 | 63,625 | 887 | 1.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 37.9 | 80,640 | 79,252 | 1,388 | 1.7% |
| $4 | 1 in 13.6 | 1 in 8.31 | 295,680 | 289,354 | 6,326 | 2.1% |
| $2 | 1 in 10.7 | 1 in 4.56 | 376,320 | 364,793 | 11,527 | 3.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.55 | 1 in 2.51 | 884,918 | 864,007 | 20,911 | 2.4% |
How The Instant Game has moved
The Instant Game: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in The Instant Game?
- 0 of 4 as of September 22, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on The Instant Game?
- 1 in 2.51 today, compared with 1 in 4.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.51, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 5.60.
- Is The Instant Game worth buying?
- Its current payout is 88.9% ($1.78 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $2 alternative today is $100 STACKED (#495, $2) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many The Instant Game tickets are left?
- We estimate 52,583 of roughly 4,030,387 printed tickets are unsold (98.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did The Instant Game launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 17, 2025. It has ended.
Other $2 Massachusetts scratch tickets
- $100 STACKED — 75.9% payout, 1 in 4.24 any prize
- 20X — 74.6% payout, 1 in 4.32 any prize
- $50,000 Star Cashword — 72.8% payout, 1 in 4.23 any prize
- $100,000 TWO FOR THE MONEY — 72.8% payout, 1 in 5.97 any prize
- $100,000 DOUBLE DEUCES — 72.6% payout, 1 in 4.61 any prize