How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $500 CA$H?

3 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,277,206.

What are the odds of winning anything on $500 CA$H?

1 in 4.45 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.17 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.45, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.76.

Is $500 CA$H worth buying?

Its current payout is 76.3% ($3.81 back per $5 ticket), rank #70 of 129 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is EMERALD MINE 50X (#467, $5) at 81.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $500 CA$H tickets are left?

We estimate 6,831,618 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (54.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $500 CA$H launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on July 15, 2025. It is still on sale.

$500 CA$H — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #496

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:02 UTC · launched July 15, 2025

$500 CA$H Massachusetts scratch ticket ticket

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$500 CA$H (#496) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on July 15, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #70 of 129 active games on current payout (76.3%, $3.81 expected back per ticket) and #23 of 33 $5 games, #81 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.45) and #67 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,277,206). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.1 points (78.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 6.3% (1 in 4.17 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) remain, and we estimate 6,831,618 tickets are still unsold (54.8% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout

76.3%

78.3% at launch

Expected value

$3.81

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.45

1 in 4.17 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.45

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 7.76

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 7,252

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

3 of 4

$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) each

Tickets remaining

45.2%

≈ 6,831,618 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 55% sold, only 1 of 4 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 2.3 million, was 1 in 3.8 million). More Massachusetts games like this. Last top prize claimed: October 15, 2026, 10 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $500 CA$H, 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, 1,534,530 of 3,626,179 prizes (42.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS)	1 in 3,780,000	1 in 2,277,206	4	1	3	75.0%
$10,000	1 in 72,000	1 in 75,073	210	119	91	43.3%
$1,000	1 in 7,579	1 in 8,056	1,995	1,147	848	42.5%
$500	1 in 1,152	1 in 1,268	13,125	7,739	5,386	41.0%
$100	1 in 182.5	1 in 201.2	82,845	48,885	33,960	41.0%
$50	1 in 150.0	1 in 164.7	100,800	59,309	41,491	41.2%
$25	1 in 150.0	1 in 163.9	100,800	59,108	41,692	41.4%
$20	1 in 50.0	1 in 54.6	302,400	177,238	125,162	41.4%
$10	1 in 10.0	1 in 10.8	1,512,000	880,329	631,671	41.8%
$5	1 in 10.0	1 in 10.4	1,512,000	857,774	654,226	43.3%
All prizes	1 in 4.17	1 in 4.45	3,626,179	2,091,649	1,534,530	42.3%

How $500 CA$H has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $500 CA$H. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 24, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 848 remain.
October 23, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 849 remain.
October 23, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 851 remain.
October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 852 remain.
October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 853 remain.
October 21, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 854 remain.
October 20, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 856 remain.
October 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 857 remain.
October 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 858 remain.
October 19, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 859 remain.
October 16, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 860 remain.
October 15, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 861 remain.

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

$500 CA$H: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $500 CA$H?: 3 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,277,206.
What are the odds of winning anything on $500 CA$H?: 1 in 4.45 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.17 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.45, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.76.
Is $500 CA$H worth buying?: Its current payout is 76.3% ($3.81 back per $5 ticket), rank #70 of 129 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is EMERALD MINE 50X (#467, $5) at 81.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $500 CA$H tickets are left?: We estimate 6,831,618 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (54.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $500 CA$H launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on July 15, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $5 Massachusetts scratch tickets

EMERALD MINE 50X — 81.6% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
$1,000,000 BONUS WINS — 80.0% payout, 1 in 3.48 any prize
TRIPLE 777 — 79.8% payout, 1 in 3.71 any prize
EXTREME GREEN — 79.2% payout, 1 in 3.82 any prize
RUBY MINE 50X — 78.9% payout, 1 in 3.91 any prize

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