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50X — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #487

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched June 10, 2025

50X (#487) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on June 10, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #61 of 132 active games on current payout (77.9%, $3.89 expected back per ticket) and #15 of 35 $5 games, #61 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.07) and #92 on top-prize odds (1 in 4,659,495). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (77.9% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 1.6% (1 in 4.14 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 4,659,495 tickets are still unsold (69.2% 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
77.9%
77.9% at launch
Expected value
$3.89
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.07
1 in 4.14 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.07
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.18
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 4,400
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
30.8%
≈ 4,659,495 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 50X, 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, 1,144,387 of 3,653,583 prizes (31.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 5,040,000 1 in 4,659,495 3 2 1 33.3%
$10,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 68,522 210 142 68 32.4%
$1,000 1 in 4,800 1 in 4,707 3,150 2,160 990 31.4%
$500 1 in 2,400 1 in 2,528 6,300 4,457 1,843 29.3%
$150 1 in 1,252 1 in 1,326 12,075 8,560 3,515 29.1%
$100 1 in 145.6 1 in 146.2 103,845 71,984 31,861 30.7%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 156.2 100,800 70,979 29,821 29.6%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 51.5 302,400 211,946 90,454 29.9%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 153.5 100,800 70,452 30,348 30.1%
$10 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.1 1,512,000 1,051,825 460,175 30.4%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.41 1,512,000 1,016,689 495,311 32.8%
All prizes1 in 4.141 in 4.07 3,653,5832,509,196 1,144,38731.3%

How 50X has moved

75% 78% 81% Jun 2025Aug 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking 50X. 110 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.

50X: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in 50X?
1 of 3 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 4,659,495.
What are the odds of winning anything on 50X?
1 in 4.07 today, compared with 1 in 4.14 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.07, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.18.
Is 50X worth buying?
Its current payout is 77.9% ($3.89 back per $5 ticket), rank #61 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $5 alternative today is $1,000,000 Monopoly Doubler (#430, $5) at 89.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many 50X tickets are left?
We estimate 4,659,495 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (69.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did 50X launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on June 10, 2025. It is still on sale.

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