๐ What C$500K buys in Canada
5 scratch tickets in Canada have a top prize of C$500K. Here is what that is worth where it is won, and how often it actually turns up.
What C$500K covers
๐ผ years of the median salary8.8
๐ months of the average rent235
๐ months of groceries1,587
The numbers behind it
- ๐๏ธ C$500K is 16,667 times the price of a C$30 ticket.
- โณ One top prize turns up about every 203,840 tickets on TRIPLE TURBO, going by the numbers the lottery printed.
- ๐ธ Buying that many tickets would cost about C$6.1M to win C$500K -- which is the whole point of the odds.
- ๐ 2 of these 5 games have no top prize left and are still on sale.
Tickets with a C$500K top prize
| Ticket | Price | Tickets per top prize | Top prizes left |
|---|---|---|---|
#2598 ยท Ontario | C$30 | โ | โ |
A Gift For You#36019 ยท Western Canada | C$30 | โ | โ |
Mega Cash#36017 ยท Western Canada | C$30 | โ | None left |
#36018 ยท Western Canada | C$30 | โ | None left |
#2564 ยท Ontario | C$30 | 1 in 203,840 | 5 left |
Prizes shown are the advertised top prize before any tax, and the tickets pay smaller prizes far more often than the top one.
Other top prizes here
C$10MC$3MC$2MC$1MC$400KC$350KC$250KC$200KC$175KC$100KC$80KC$75KC$50KC$35KC$25KC$21KC$20KC$10KC$5KC$500
Source
- ๐ผ Statistics Canada, median employment income โ September 2026
- ๐ Statistics Canada, quarterly rent statistics (two-bedroom, Q2 2026) โ September 2026
- ๐ Canada Food Price Report, per person โ September 2026
Scratch Better is not affiliated with any lottery and does not sell tickets. Figures come from the operator's own pages.

