The current odds of winning any prize on Instant $500s are 1 in 4.04 (24.75%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 71553 of the 72016 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 463 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 2% of the game's 16,128,000 tickets are still unsold.

Yes, but it is ending soon. Check the top prizes left before you buy.

Among the 26 $10 Massachusetts scratch tickets on sale, Instant $500s ranks #18 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.04 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is $2,000,000 50X CASHWORD 2025, where 1 in 3.27 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Instant $500s has 7 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 633 (463 of 72,016 left); $100+ at 1 in 120 (1,984 of 239,680 left); $50+ at 1 in 72.2 (1,613 of 161,280 left); $25+ at 1 in 49.3 (1,877 of 161,280 left); $20+ at 1 in 12.4 (17,729 of 1,290,240 left); $15+ at 1 in 8.3 (11,624 of 806,400 left); $10+ at 1 in 4.04 (37,222 of 1,935,360 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Instant $500s ticket are 1 in 4.04 (24.75%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.3 (12.05%).

Instant $500s costs $10 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Massachusetts Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Massachusetts scratch tickets and Massachusetts scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Massachusetts Lottery lists them under "Scratch" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in Massachusetts call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

Instant $500s, a $10 Massachusetts scratch ticket, was released on Aug 1, 2023 by the Massachusetts Lottery.