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Decent valueActive500X The Cash · $50 · Arizona Lottery
500X The Cash: Decent value. A $50 ticket pays back $38.90 on average.
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $50 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $50 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM
500X The Cash is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.8%, down 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 78.2%. 3 of the original 4 $2,750,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 17% of the 5.3M printed tickets have been sold.
77.8%
expected return
1 in 2.55
odds of any win
3 of 4
$2.8M jackpots left
17%
claimed · 916k of 5.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,726,589 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $50
$75 or $100, an actual profit
22 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
63 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 49 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $38.90 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$33.23 · 66.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$3.80 · 7.6% of price
Jackpots $2.8M+
$1.87 · 3.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.1%
Just 3 tickets out of 4.4M carry the $2.8M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
1,717,512 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
17% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
5.3M
tickets printed
916k
tickets claimed · 17%
4.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
83%
75% of top prizes remain with 83% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arizona Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $50 AZ peers
#2 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
SET FOR LIFE
96.4%
2
500X The Cash
77.8%
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM.
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