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Decent valueActiveTHE PERFECT GIFT · $20 · Florida Lottery
THE PERFECT GIFT: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.48 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $20 FL gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $20 FL gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
THE PERFECT GIFT is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.4%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 78.4%. 2 of the original 4 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 12.4M printed tickets have been sold.
77.4%
expected return
1 in 2.8
odds of any win
2 of 4
$5M jackpots left
50%
claimed · 6.1M of 12.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,191,512 winning tickets still unclaimed.
22 win more than $20
$30 – $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
65 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 308 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.48 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.69 · 68.4% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $100K
$0.19 · 0.9% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$1.60 · 8.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.4%
Just 2 tickets out of 6.2M 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
2,191,427 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
12.4M
tickets printed
6.1M
tickets claimed · 50%
6.2M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
50%
50% of top prizes remain with 50% 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
#2 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 13, 2026.
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