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Exceptional valueActiveSET FOR LIFE · $50 · Arizona Lottery
SET FOR LIFE: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $48.21 on average.
▲ +13.1 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $50 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 PM
▲ +13.1 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $50 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 PM
SET FOR LIFE is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 96.4%, up 13.1 percentage points from the launch value of 83.3%. 3 of the original 6 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 5.3M printed tickets have been sold.
96.4%
expected return
1 in 2.18
odds of any win
3 of 6
$5M jackpots left
78%
claimed · 4.1M of 5.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 548,692 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $50
$60 or $100, an actual profit
29 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
56 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 56 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $48.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$34.00 · 68.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$1.66 · 3.3% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$12.54 · 25.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.3%
Just 3 tickets out of 1.2M carry the $5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
547,481 winning tickets remain in this range: 71% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
78% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2023.
5.3M
tickets printed
4.1M
tickets claimed · 78%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
22%
50% of top prizes remain with only 22% 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
#1 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
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SET FOR LIFE
96.4%
2
500X The Cash
77.8%
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 PM.
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