50X — $20 Mississippi Scratch-Off #242
50X (#242) is a $20 Mississippi scratch-off launched on April 7, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #34 of 76 active games on current payout (69.9%, $13.98 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 6 $20 games, #32 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.79) and #44 on top-prize odds (1 in 961,849). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.3 points (73.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 3.6% (1 in 3.65 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 961,849 tickets are still unsold (30.5% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
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, 254,119 of 379,192 prizes (67.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 692,025 | 1 in 961,849 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 461,350 | 1 in 320,616 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| $20,000 | 1 in 346,013 | 1 in 320,616 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 41,941 | 1 in 41,820 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 69.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 11,072 | 1 in 11,184 | 125 | 39 | 86 | 68.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,009 | 1 in 1,055 | 1,372 | 460 | 912 | 66.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 165.4 | 1 in 172.3 | 8,366 | 2,785 | 5,581 | 66.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 24.0 | 1 in 25.0 | 57,699 | 19,296 | 38,403 | 66.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 17.1 | 1 in 17.7 | 80,806 | 26,542 | 54,264 | 67.2% |
| $40 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 15.6 | 92,340 | 30,755 | 61,585 | 66.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 10.3 | 138,442 | 45,184 | 93,258 | 67.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.65 | 1 in 3.79 | 379,192 | 125,073 | 254,119 | 67.0% |
How 50X has moved
50X: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in 50X?
- 1 of 2 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 961,849.
- What are the odds of winning anything on 50X?
- 1 in 3.79 today, compared with 1 in 3.65 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.79, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.98.
- Is 50X worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.9% ($13.98 back per $20 ticket), rank #34 of 76 in Mississippi. The best $20 alternative today is Full of $5,000s (#225, $20) at 93.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many 50X tickets are left?
- We estimate 961,849 of roughly 1,384,051 printed tickets are unsold (30.5% 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 April 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $20 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Full of $5,000s — 93.3% payout, 1 in 3.39 any prize
- CA$H Explosion — 74.2% payout, 1 in 3.61 any prize
- $100 Million Extravaganza — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.40 any prize
- Colossal Cash — 59.4% payout, 1 in 5.70 any prize
- $500,000 Extreme Cash — 55.5% payout, 1 in 4.38 any prize