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Average valueActive$50 in a Flash · $1 · Massachusetts Lottery
$50 in a Flash: Average value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.70 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $1 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $1 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$50 in a Flash is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 10 of the original 12 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 18% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
70.0%
expected return
1 in 4.8
odds of any win
10 of 12
$10K top prizes left
18%
claimed · 1.8M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,741,753 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 830,005 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.70 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $50
$0.69 · 68.8% of price
Mid prizes $10K
$0.01 · 1.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $50 wins
1,741,743 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
18% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
10.1M
tickets printed
1.8M
tickets claimed · 18%
8.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
83%
Tickets left
82%
83% of top prizes remain with only 82% 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
#2 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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