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Ranked 28th of 77 Tickets in Iowa

500XIowa Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Iowa Lottery
59
VALUESCORE
Fair
$50IowaGame #771GREEN
At a glance

500X is one of the Iowa Lottery's $50 games. None of its winning tickets pays $50 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket. At launch, about 1 in 29,157 tickets carried a prize of $10,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.33
Exp. Value
$0.79
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
5
Prizes Remaining
37%
ValueScore™
59 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.79
→
AVERAGE
At 28th out of 77 Iowa scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Prizes hit less often here, roughly 23% per ticket (1 in 4.33).
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 124K at launch, about 1 in 111K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $500,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500,000
5 of 12 left
launch odds 1 in 124K
now ~1 in 111K
$25,000
14 of 39 left
launch odds 1 in 38K
now ~1 in 40K
$5,000
32 of 86 left
launch odds 1 in 17K
now ~1 in 17K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$500,0001 in 120,000125
42%
$25,0001 in 40,0003914
36%
$5,0001 in 17,1438632
37%
$2,5001 in 3,750414156
38%
$1,0001 in 2,400643247
38%
$5001 in 8018,5676,982
38%
$2501 in 5626,5939,947
37%
$1501 in 2074,26627,822
37%
$1001 in 7222,79883,190
37%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$58,434,450
Current Prize Pool
$22,117,050
Payout Percentage
37.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
128,395

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,487,000
Estimated Remaining
555,950
% Remaining
37.4%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 7 $500,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 5. The most recent was on September 12.

122
12
11
9
8
7
5
March 6October 19
  • September 12, 20261 claimed · 5 left
  • September 11, 20261 claimed · 6 left
  • July 30, 20261 claimed · 7 left
  • June 14, 20261 claimed · 8 left
  • April 26, 20261 claimed · 9 left
  • April 12, 20261 claimed · 10 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.6% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week.

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

59
VALUESCORE
Fair
59
out of 100
Expected Value
39/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Iowa
Game Number
771
Ticket Price
$50
Start Date
2/3/2026
Payout %
78.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$50.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.33 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 500X scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. 500X scores 59/100 (Fair). It pays back about $0.79 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the 500X scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with 500X are 1 in 4.33. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for 500X?
The top prize for 500X is $500,000. As of our latest update, 5 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in 500X?
Based on our latest data, 37% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 128,395 out of 343,418 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.