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Strong valueActive50X · $5 · Massachusetts Lottery
50X: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.05 on average.
▲ +2.4 pts vs launch#5 of 26 · $5 MA games
▲ +2.4 pts vs launch#5 of 26 · $5 MA games
50X is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.0%, up 2.4 percentage points from the launch value of 78.6%. 4 of the original 4 $1,000,000 ($50K/YR/20YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 31% of the 13.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.0%
expected return
1 in 4.14
odds of any win
4 of 4
$1M jackpots left
31%
claimed · 4.1M of 13.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,171,216 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $150, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,635 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.05 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.30 · 66.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.30 · 6.0% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.44 · 8.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.1%
Just 4 tickets out of 9M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
2,169,461 winning tickets remain in this range: 82% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
31% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
13.1M
tickets printed
4.1M
tickets claimed · 31%
9M
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
69%
100% of top prizes remain with only 69% 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 $5 MA peers
#5 of 26
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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