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Decent valueActive500X · $50 · Missouri Lottery
500X: Decent value. A $50 ticket pays back $37.09 on average.
▼ -7.6 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM
▼ -7.6 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM
500X is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.2%, down 7.6 percentage points from the launch value of 81.8%. 0 of the original 3 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 6.3M printed tickets have been sold.
74.2%
expected return
1 in 2.93
odds of any win
0 of 3
$5M jackpots left
84%
claimed · 5.3M of 6.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 350,906 winning tickets still unclaimed.
26 win more than $50
$60 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
6 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 49 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $37.09 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$35.46 · 70.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$1.63 · 3.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.2%
Just 0 tickets out of 1M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
350,310 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2023.
6.3M
tickets printed
5.3M
tickets claimed · 84%
1M
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
16%
0% of top prizes remain with 16% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Missouri Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $50 MO peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM.
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