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RUBY MINE 50X — $5 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #528

Data captured · launched January 6, 2026

RUBY MINE 50X (#528) is a $5 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on January 6, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #50 of 129 active games on current payout (78.9%, $3.94 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 33 $5 games, #52 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.91) and #103 on top-prize odds (1 in 7,912,771). Since launch the payout has risen 1.0 points (77.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.8% (1 in 4.02 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) remain, and we estimate 7,912,771 tickets are still unsold (47.7% 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
78.9%
77.9% at launch
Expected value
$3.94
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.91
1 in 4.02 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.91
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.53
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 4,486
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) each
Tickets remaining
52.3%
≈ 7,912,771 tickets

Last top prize claimed: September 24, 2026, 31 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in RUBY MINE 50X, 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, 2,022,620 of 3,759,843 prizes (53.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) 1 in 5,040,000 1 in 7,912,771 3 2 1 33.3%
$2,000 1 in 72,000 1 in 64,859 210 88 122 58.1%
$1,000 1 in 5,143 1 in 4,822 2,940 1,299 1,641 55.8%
$500 1 in 1,756 1 in 1,687 8,610 3,920 4,690 54.5%
$100 1 in 126.8 1 in 122.1 119,280 54,454 64,826 54.3%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 147.2 100,800 47,044 53,756 53.3%
$20 1 in 50.0 1 in 49.1 302,400 141,279 161,121 53.3%
$15 1 in 150.0 1 in 148.3 100,800 47,460 53,340 52.9%
$10 1 in 9.38 1 in 9.07 1,612,800 740,456 872,344 54.1%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.76 1,512,000 701,221 810,779 53.6%
All prizes1 in 4.021 in 3.91 3,759,8431,737,223 2,022,62053.8%

How RUBY MINE 50X has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking RUBY MINE 50X. 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.

RUBY MINE 50X: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in RUBY MINE 50X?
1 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 7,912,771.
What are the odds of winning anything on RUBY MINE 50X?
1 in 3.91 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.91, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.53.
Is RUBY MINE 50X worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.9% ($3.94 back per $5 ticket), rank #50 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 RUBY MINE 50X tickets are left?
We estimate 7,912,771 of roughly 15,120,000 printed tickets are unsold (47.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did RUBY MINE 50X launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on January 6, 2026. It is still on sale.

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