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Average valueActive$50 in a Flash · $1 · Massachusetts Lottery
$50 in a Flash: Average value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.69 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 10 · $1 MA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 10 · $1 MA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
$50 in a Flash is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 9 of the original 12 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 24% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
69.0%
expected return
1 in 4.76
odds of any win
9 of 12
$10K top prizes left
24%
claimed · 2.4M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,615,326 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $1
$2 – $50, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 855,362 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.69 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $50
$0.68 · 67.8% of price
Mid prizes $10K
$0.01 · 1.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $50 wins
1,615,317 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
24% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
10.1M
tickets printed
2.4M
tickets claimed · 24%
7.7M
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
76%
75% of top prizes remain with 76% 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 $1 MA peers
#3 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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