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Strong valueActiveInstant Million · $20 · Arkansas Lottery
Instant Million: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.03 on average.
▲ +2.8 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $20 AR gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:20 PM
▲ +2.8 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $20 AR gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:20 PM
Instant Million is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.2%, up 2.8 percentage points from the launch value of 77.4%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
80.2%
expected return
1 in 2.96
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
60%
claimed · 1.9M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 426,707 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $20
$30 – $100, an actual profit
13 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 249 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.03 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.33 · 71.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.12 · 0.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.58 · 7.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.2%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.3M 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
426,587 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
3.1M
tickets printed
1.9M
tickets claimed · 60%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
40%
67% of top prizes remain with only 40% 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
#2 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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