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Ranked 41st of 100 Tickets in Massachusetts

$500 MANIAMassachusetts Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Massachusetts Lottery
54
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10MassachusettsGame #513GREEN
At a glance

$500 MANIA is a $10 ticket from the Massachusetts Lottery. It pays back about $0.80 per $1 on average, in line with Massachusetts's other $10 games. On ValueScore it earns 54/100 (Fair), good for 16th out of 25 $10 tickets in Massachusetts.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.46
Exp. Value
$0.80
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
7,006
Prizes Remaining
18%
ValueScore™
54 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.80
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #41 of the 100 active games we track in Massachusetts.
Why
→Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • $0.80 back per dollar puts this game's return ahead of the pack.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500
7,006 of 40,509 left
launch odds 1 in 224
now ~1 in 236
$100
23,560 of 134,820 left
launch odds 1 in 67
now ~1 in 70
$50
15,968 of 90,720 left
launch odds 1 in 100
now ~1 in 104
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
$5001 in 22440,5097,006
17%
$1001 in 67134,82023,560
17%
$501 in 10090,72015,968
18%
$251 in 10090,72016,182
18%
$201 in 13725,760131,228
18%
$151 in 20453,60082,352
18%
$101 in 81,088,640202,219
19%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$72,746,100
Current Prize Pool
$12,943,980
Payout Percentage
17.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
478,515

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
9,081,701
Estimated Remaining
1,655,662
% Remaining
18.2%
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, 13,323 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 7,006. The most recent was on October 19.

20,3293,009
20,329
19,846
18,303
17,139
15,875
14,848
13,943
13,005
12,152
11,248
10,304
9,519
8,665
7,814
7,006
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.9% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for Massachusetts's $10 games (0.6% a 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

54
VALUESCORE
Fair
54
out of 100
Expected Value
29/40
Prize Quality
4/25
Win Frequency
17/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
513
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
9/9/2025
Payout %
80.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.46 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $500 MANIA scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $500 MANIA scores 54/100 (Fair) and is 16th out of 25 $10 tickets in Massachusetts. It pays back about $0.80 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the Massachusetts rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $500 MANIA scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $500 MANIA are 1 in 3.46. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $500 MANIA?
The top prize for $500 MANIA is $500. As of our latest update, 7,006 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $500 MANIA?
Based on our latest data, 18% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 478,515 out of 2,624,769 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $10 ticket in Massachusetts

All 25 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$4,000,000 IN THE MONEY841 in 3.4781.9%$4M · 20.4%
$4,000,000 EXTREME Cash801 in 3.4781.9%$4M · 10.7%
STRIKE IT RICH781 in 3.5281.6%$4M · 21.1%
100X771 in 3.4782.0%$4M · 11.4%
DECADE OF DOLLARS741 in 3.4779.5%$2.4M · 42.4%
$4,000,000 CASH DOUBLER731 in 3.4882.2%$4M · 20.7%
$2,000,000 DIAMOND CASHWORD721 in 3.2681.1%$2M · 30.3%
$4,000,000 BONUS MONEY711 in 3.4782.0%$4M · 10.2%
$2,000,000 50X CASHWORD 2025701 in 3.2681.4%$2M · 21.3%
$500 MANIA (this game)541 in 3.4680.2%$500 · 7,0060.9%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.