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Average valueActive$4,000,000 GOLD 50X · $10 · Massachusetts Lottery
$4,000,000 GOLD 50X: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.24 on average.
▼ -11.9 pts vs launch#23 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -11.9 pts vs launch#23 of 25 · $10 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$4,000,000 GOLD 50X is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.4%, down 11.9 percentage points from the launch value of 84.3%. 0 of the original 3 $4,000,000 ($200K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 95% of the 16.1M printed tickets have been sold.
72.4%
expected return
1 in 4.8
odds of any win
0 of 3
$4M jackpots left
95%
claimed · 15.3M of 16.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 179,165 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $10
$20 – $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 580 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.24 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$6.55 · 65.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.69 · 6.9% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.4%
Just 0 tickets out of 860k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
178,690 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
95% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2025.
16.1M
tickets printed
15.3M
tickets claimed · 95%
860k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
5%
0% of top prizes remain with 5% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Massachusetts Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 MA peers
#23 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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