What are the odds of winning Instant $500s?

The overall odds of winning any prize on Instant $500s are 1 in 3.

How much does a Instant $500s ticket cost?

A Instant $500s ticket costs $10.

What is the top prize for Instant $500s?

The top prize for Instant $500s is $500, with 939 prizes still remaining.

How many Instant $500s tickets are left?

An estimated 358K tickets remain, approximately 2% of the total printed.

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$10

Instant $500s

Game #408 · $10 ticket

Serious Score 15Overall odds: 1 in 3Medium Confidence

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About This Game

Instant $500s is a $10 scratch tickets from the Massachusetts Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 3.

Returning 64¢ per dollar, Instant $500s falls in the middle of the pack for Massachusetts scratch tickets at this price. The return has dropped -16¢ since launch as prizes have been claimed.

Only 939 of the original 72016 top prizes of $500 remain. The biggest payouts are becoming scarce. Prizes are distributed across many tiers, giving players frequent smaller wins. Notably, you have a 1 in 3 chance of at least breaking even, better than most games at this price.

Ranked #34 among $10 games in Massachusetts, there are higher-rated options at this price point. Check our Massachusetts rankings for the current top picks.

An estimated 2% of tickets remain, putting this game in its final stretch.

Key Metrics

Serious Score15

Current Rate64¢Original: 80¢ · Shift: -16¢

Overall RankN/Aall US games

Price Rank#33See all $10 Massachusetts scratchers ranked

Tickets Remaining (Estimated)

358Kof 16.1M printed

Win Probabilities

Top Prize$500

939 of 72016 leftDistributed

P(Breakeven)1 in 3(28.9017%)

Any Prize

1 in 3

≥ $500

1 in 381