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Strong valueActive$500,000 FRENZY · $50 · Massachusetts Lottery
$500,000 FRENZY: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $40.76 on average.
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 MA games
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 MA games
$500,000 FRENZY is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Massachusetts state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.5%, up 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 81.3%. 36 of the original 50 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 30% of the 8.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.5%
expected return
1 in 3.78
odds of any win
36 of 50
$500K top prizes left
30%
claimed · 2.4M of 8.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,489,479 winning tickets still unclaimed.
24 win more than $50
$100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 41 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $40.76 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$36.00 · 72.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $500K
$4.76 · 9.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
1,487,556 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
30% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
8.1M
tickets printed
2.4M
tickets claimed · 30%
5.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
72%
Tickets left
70%
72% of top prizes remain with only 70% 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 $50 MA peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Massachusetts Lottery published claim data.
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