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Poor valueActive$50 in a Flash · $1 · Massachusetts Lottery
$50 in a Flash: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.52 on average.
▼ -18.0 pts vs launch#10 of 10 · $1 MA gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -18.0 pts vs launch#10 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 52.0%, down 18.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 0 of the original 12 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
52.0%
expected return
1 in 4.8
odds of any win
0 of 12
$10K top prizes left
92%
claimed · 9.3M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 158,728 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $1
$2 – $50, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.52 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $50
$0.52 · 52.0% of price
Mid prizes $10K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $50 wins
158,728 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
92% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2025.
10.1M
tickets printed
9.3M
tickets claimed · 92%
765k
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
8%
0% of top prizes remain with 8% 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
#10 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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