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Weak valueActiveAmerica's 250th · $2 · Arkansas Lottery
America's 250th: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.30 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#4 of 9 · $2 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#4 of 9 · $2 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
America's 250th is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 1,243 of the original 1,487 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 14% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.16
odds of any win
1,243 of 1,487
$250 top prizes left
14%
claimed · 138k of 978k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 202,022 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$4 – $250, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $1.30 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $250
$1.30 · 65.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $250 wins
202,022 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
14% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
978k
tickets printed
138k
tickets claimed · 14%
840k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
84%
Tickets left
86%
84% of top prizes remain with 86% 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 $2 AR peers
#4 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arkansas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM.
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