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Weak valueActiveEMERALD MINE 9X · $5 · Florida Lottery
EMERALD MINE 9X: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.38 on average.
▼ -2.6 pts vs launch#11 of 20 · $5 FL gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:10 PM
▼ -2.6 pts vs launch#11 of 20 · $5 FL gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:10 PM
EMERALD MINE 9X is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.6%, down 2.6 percentage points from the launch value of 70.2%. 1 of the original 10 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 22.7M printed tickets have been sold.
67.6%
expected return
1 in 4.00
odds of any win
1 of 10
$500K top prizes left
92%
claimed · 20.8M of 22.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 461,845 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,705 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.38 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.99 · 59.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.39 · 7.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
461,670 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
92% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2023.
22.7M
tickets printed
20.8M
tickets claimed · 92%
1.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
10%
Tickets left
8%
10% of top prizes remain with only 8% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Florida Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 FL peers
#11 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:10 PM.
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