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Exceptional valueActiveSET FOR LIFE · $50 · Arizona Lottery
SET FOR LIFE: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $45.01 on average.
▲ +6.7 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $50 AZ gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:01 PM
▲ +6.7 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $50 AZ gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:01 PM
SET FOR LIFE is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 90.0%, up 6.7 percentage points from the launch value of 83.3%. 2 of the original 6 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 80% of the 5.3M printed tickets have been sold.
90.0%
expected return
1 in 2.18
odds of any win
2 of 6
$5M jackpots left
80%
claimed · 4.3M of 5.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 489,924 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 $45.01 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$33.95 · 67.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$1.70 · 3.4% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$9.36 · 18.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.3%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.1M 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
488,838 winning tickets remain in this range: 75% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
80% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2023.
5.3M
tickets printed
4.3M
tickets claimed · 80%
1.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
20%
33% of top prizes remain with only 20% 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.
1
SET FOR LIFE
90.0%
2
500X The Cash
78.1%
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:01 PM.
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