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Strong valueActiveInstant Million · $20 · Arkansas Lottery
Instant Million: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.20 on average.
▲ +3.6 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $20 AR games
▲ +3.6 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $20 AR games
Instant Million is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.0%, up 3.6 percentage points from the launch value of 77.4%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 64% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.0%
expected return
1 in 2.96
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
64%
claimed · 2M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 381,590 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 250 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.20 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.31 · 71.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.12 · 0.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.77 · 8.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.1%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.1M 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
381,484 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
64% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
3.1M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 64%
1.1M
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
36%
67% of top prizes remain with only 36% 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 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arkansas Lottery published claim data.
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