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Weak valueActiveLUCKY BUCKS · $1 · Florida Lottery
LUCKY BUCKS: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.62 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $1 FL gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:10 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $1 FL gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:10 PM
LUCKY BUCKS is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 23 of the original 24 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 9% of the 25.0M printed tickets have been sold.
62.0%
expected return
1 in 4.72
odds of any win
23 of 24
$10K top prizes left
9%
claimed · 2.4M of 25M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,783,324 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $1
$2 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 985,653 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.62 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $200
$0.61 · 61.0% of price
Mid prizes $10K
$0.01 · 1.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $200 wins
4,783,301 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
9% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
25M
tickets printed
2.4M
tickets claimed · 9%
22.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
96%
Tickets left
91%
96% of top prizes remain with only 91% 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 $1 FL peers
#1 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:10 PM.
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