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Decent valueActive$500 GRAND · $50 · Indiana Lottery
$500 GRAND: Decent value. A $50 ticket pays back $38.52 on average.
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $50 IN gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:19 PM
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $50 IN gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:19 PM
$500 GRAND is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Indiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.0%, up 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 76.9%. 3 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 7% of the 2.9M printed tickets have been sold.
77.0%
expected return
1 in 3.53
odds of any win
3 of 3
$500K top prizes left
7%
claimed · 215k of 2.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 769,663 winning tickets still unclaimed.
27 win more than $50
$75 – $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 77 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $38.52 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $75 – $500
$37.17 · 74.3% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $500K
$1.35 · 2.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$75 – $500 wins
768,593 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
7% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
2.9M
tickets printed
215k
tickets claimed · 7%
2.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
93%
100% of top prizes remain with only 93% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Indiana Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $50 IN peers
#6 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Indiana Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:19 PM.
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