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Decent valueActiveInstant Million · $20 · Arkansas Lottery
Instant Million: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.75 on average.
▲ +1.3 pts vs launch#3 of 6 · $20 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
▲ +1.3 pts vs launch#3 of 6 · $20 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
Instant Million is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.8%, up 1.3 percentage points from the launch value of 77.4%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 51% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
78.8%
expected return
1 in 2.96
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
51%
claimed · 1.6M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 511,953 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 252 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.75 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.32 · 71.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.11 · 0.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.32 · 6.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.2%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.5M 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
511,816 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
51% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
3.1M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 51%
1.5M
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
49%
67% of top prizes remain with only 49% 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
#3 of 6
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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