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$500 MANIA — $10 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #513

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

$500 MANIA (#513) is a $10 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on September 9, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #42 of 132 active games on current payout (80.0%, $8.00 expected back per ticket) and #24 of 35 $10 games, #31 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.40) and #1 on top-prize odds (1 in 229). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (80.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.5% (1 in 3.45 at launch). 8990 of 40509 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 2,061,928 tickets are still unsold (77.3% 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%
80.2% at launch
Expected value
$8.00
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 5.88
win more than $10
$600+ odds
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
8,990 of 40,509
$500 each
Tickets remaining
22.7%
≈ 2,061,928 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, 605,706 of 2,624,769 prizes (23.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500 1 in 224.0 1 in 229.4 40,509 31,519 8,990 22.2%
$100 1 in 67.3 1 in 68.3 134,820 104,615 30,205 22.4%
$50 1 in 100.0 1 in 100.9 90,720 70,293 20,427 22.5%
$25 1 in 100.0 1 in 100.3 90,720 70,158 20,562 22.7%
$20 1 in 12.5 1 in 12.4 725,760 559,341 166,419 22.9%
$15 1 in 20.0 1 in 19.8 453,600 349,296 104,304 23.0%
$10 1 in 8.33 1 in 8.09 1,088,640 833,841 254,799 23.4%
All prizes1 in 3.451 in 3.40 2,624,7692,019,063 605,70623.1%

How $500 MANIA has moved

78% 80% 82% Sep 2025Sep 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $500 MANIA. 22 daily readings.

$500 MANIA: common questions

How many $500 prizes are left in $500 MANIA?
8990 of 40509 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 229.
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 5.88.
Is $500 MANIA worth buying?
Its current payout is 80.0% ($8.00 back per $10 ticket), rank #42 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 2,061,928 of roughly 9,068,371 printed tickets are unsold (77.3% 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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