490 of 72,016
top prizes of $500 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$500
Launch odds1 in 3.46
Prizes remaining (all tiers)74,242
Est. tickets left
≈2%
Instant $500s is a $10 scratch-off from the Massachusetts Lottery (game #408) with a top prize of $500 and overall odds of 1 in 3.46 at launch. 71,526 of 72,016 top prizes are gone, 490 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 2% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 74,242 prizes are still out there (it started with 4,666,256).
"Instant $500s" is close to selling out, with only a small slice of its tickets still unsold. Late in a run, a game is worth a look when prizes outlast tickets. Early on, the prize design matters most. Here, tickets and top prizes are running out at about the same rate.
The table below shows the full count for "Instant $500s", with every prize level included.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 490 | 72,016 |
| $100 | 2,058 | 239,680 |
| $50 | 1,663 | 161,280 |
| $25 | 1,927 | 161,280 |
| $20 | 18,230 | 1,290,240 |
| $15 | 11,938 | 806,400 |
| $10 | 37,936 | 1,935,360 |
Prize counts come straight from official Massachusetts lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
490 of the 72,016 top prizes of $500 are still unclaimed, according to official Massachusetts lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Instant $500s is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #408 from the Massachusetts Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.46, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official Massachusetts lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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