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$500,000 FRENZY — $50 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #553

Data captured · launched May 12, 2026

$500,000 FRENZY (#553) is a $50 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on May 12, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #41 of 129 active games on current payout (80.0%, $40.02 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 4 $50 games, #47 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.85) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 161,889). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.2 points (81.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.7% (1 in 3.79 at launch). 29 of 50 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 4,694,771 tickets are still unsold (41.8% 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
80.0%
81.2% at launch
Expected value
$40.02
per $50 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.85
1 in 3.79 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.85
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 3.85
win more than $50
$600+ odds
1 in 2,938
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
29 of 50
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
58.2%
≈ 4,694,771 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 16, 2026, 9 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $500,000 FRENZY, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Massachusetts game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 1,219,470 of 2,131,998 prizes (57.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 161,280 1 in 161,889 50 21 29 58.0%
$5,000 1 in 3,506 1 in 3,373 2,300 908 1,392 60.5%
$2,000 1 in 26,526 1 in 26,524 304 127 177 58.2%
$500 1 in 41.6 1 in 42.4 193,984 83,220 110,764 57.1%
$100 1 in 4.17 1 in 4.24 1,935,360 828,252 1,107,108 57.2%
All prizes1 in 3.791 in 3.85 2,131,998912,528 1,219,47057.2%

How $500,000 FRENZY has moved

78% 80% 82% Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $500,000 FRENZY. 48 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$500,000 FRENZY: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in $500,000 FRENZY?
29 of 50 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 161,889.
What are the odds of winning anything on $500,000 FRENZY?
1 in 3.85 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.79 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.85, and the odds of winning more than the $50 ticket price are 1 in 3.85.
Is $500,000 FRENZY worth buying?
Its current payout is 80.0% ($40.02 back per $50 ticket), rank #41 of 129 in Massachusetts. The best $50 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is $25,000,000 MEGA MONEY (#490, $50) at 85.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $500,000 FRENZY tickets are left?
We estimate 4,694,771 of roughly 8,070,451 printed tickets are unsold (41.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $500,000 FRENZY launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on May 12, 2026. It is still on sale.

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