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Decent valueActiveMEGA BUCKS · $20 · Florida Lottery
MEGA BUCKS: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.94 on average.
▲ +1.1 pts vs launch#1 of 11 · $20 FL gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:10 PM
▲ +1.1 pts vs launch#1 of 11 · $20 FL gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:10 PM
MEGA BUCKS is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.7%, up 1.1 percentage points from the launch value of 78.6%. 4 of the original 4 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 14% of the 15.2M printed tickets have been sold.
79.7%
expected return
1 in 2.98
odds of any win
4 of 4
$5M jackpots left
14%
claimed · 2.1M of 15.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,416,441 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$30 – $300, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
66 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 344 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.94 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.75 · 68.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.67 · 3.3% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$1.52 · 7.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.1%
Just 4 tickets out of 13.1M carry the $5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
4,413,341 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
14% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
15.2M
tickets printed
2.1M
tickets claimed · 14%
13.1M
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
86%
100% of top prizes remain with only 86% 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 $20 FL peers
#1 of 11
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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