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Strong valueActive500X PAYOUT · $50 · Missouri Lottery
500X PAYOUT: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $40.33 on average.
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $50 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $50 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM
500X PAYOUT is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.7%, down 1.1 percentage points from the launch value of 81.8%. 2 of the original 3 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 9% of the 6.4M printed tickets have been sold.
80.7%
expected return
1 in 3.19
odds of any win
2 of 3
$5M jackpots left
9%
claimed · 553k of 6.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,821,437 winning tickets still unclaimed.
23 win more than $50
$75 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
6 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 48 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $40.33 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$36.28 · 72.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$1.81 · 3.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.24 · 4.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
76.2%
Just 5 tickets out of 5.8M 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
1,818,051 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
9% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
6.4M
tickets printed
553k
tickets claimed · 9%
5.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
91%
67% of top prizes remain with 91% 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
#3 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM.
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