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Weak valueActiveJumbo Bucks · $2 · Arkansas Lottery
Jumbo Bucks: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.35 on average.
▲ +2.0 pts vs launch#1 of 9 · $2 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
▲ +2.0 pts vs launch#1 of 9 · $2 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
Jumbo Bucks is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.5%, up 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.5%. 3 of the original 3 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 62% of the 1.3M printed tickets have been sold.
67.5%
expected return
1 in 4.07
odds of any win
3 of 3
$25K top prizes left
62%
claimed · 819k of 1.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 125,730 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 14,214 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.20 · 60.1% of price
Mid prizes $25K
$0.15 · 7.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
125,727 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
62% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
1.3M
tickets printed
819k
tickets claimed · 62%
512k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
38%
100% of top prizes remain with only 38% 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
#1 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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