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Exceptional valueActive$1,000,000 Jackpot · $20 · Arkansas Lottery
$1,000,000 Jackpot: Exceptional value. A $20 ticket pays back $17.60 on average.
▲ +10.9 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $20 AR gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:20 PM
▲ +10.9 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $20 AR gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:20 PM
$1,000,000 Jackpot is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 88.0%, up 10.9 percentage points from the launch value of 77.1%. 1 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 91% of the 3.4M printed tickets have been sold.
88.0%
expected return
1 in 2.96
odds of any win
1 of 3
$1M jackpots left
91%
claimed · 3.1M of 3.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 98,197 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $20
$30 – $100, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 274 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $17.60 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.90 · 69.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.26 · 1.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$3.44 · 17.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.8%
Just 1 ticket out of 291k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
98,172 winning tickets remain in this range: 79% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
91% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
3.4M
tickets printed
3.1M
tickets claimed · 91%
291k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
9%
33% of top prizes remain with only 9% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arkansas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 AR peers
#1 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arkansas Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:20 PM.
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