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Average valueActiveMega Cash · $5 · Arkansas Lottery
Mega Cash: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.66 on average.
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#1 of 12 · $5 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#1 of 12 · $5 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
Mega Cash is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.2%, up 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 72.0%. 2 of the original 2 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 43% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
73.2%
expected return
1 in 3.78
odds of any win
2 of 2
$100K top prizes left
43%
claimed · 676k of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 241,646 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 7,025 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.66 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.43 · 68.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.23 · 4.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
241,636 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
43% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
1.6M
tickets printed
676k
tickets claimed · 43%
913k
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
57%
100% of top prizes remain with only 57% 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 $5 AR peers
#1 of 12
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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