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Poor valueActiveArizona Treasure Hunt · $3 · Arizona Lottery
Arizona Treasure Hunt: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.77 on average.
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $3 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $3 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM
Arizona Treasure Hunt is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 64.0%. 1 of the original 12 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 3.80
odds of any win
1 of 12
$20K top prizes left
67%
claimed · 2.1M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 264,678 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 45,717 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.77 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.74 · 58.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.03 · 0.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
264,670 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2024.
3.1M
tickets printed
2.1M
tickets claimed · 67%
1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
8%
Tickets left
33%
8% of top prizes remain with 33% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arizona Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $3 AZ peers
#4 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
Tic Tac Toe Bonus
63.7%
2
One Word Crossword
60.7%
3
Bonus Card Bingo
60.3%
4
Arizona Treasure Hunt
59.0%
5
Cosmic Cash Lines
58.7%
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:01 AM.
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