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Average valueActiveX the Cash · $5 · Arkansas Lottery
X the Cash: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.64 on average.
▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#3 of 12 · $5 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#3 of 12 · $5 AR gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:20 AM
X the Cash is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.8%, up 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 72.0%. 2 of the original 3 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 51% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
72.8%
expected return
1 in 3.78
odds of any win
2 of 3
$100K top prizes left
51%
claimed · 808k of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 204,412 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
8 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 7,576 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.64 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.36 · 67.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.28 · 5.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
204,402 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% 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, Dec 2025.
1.6M
tickets printed
808k
tickets claimed · 51%
773k
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 $5 AR peers
#3 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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