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Exceptional valueActive$1,000,000 King · $50 · Idaho Lottery
$1,000,000 King: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $58.34 on average.
▲ +38.3 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $50 ID games
▲ +38.3 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $50 ID games
$1,000,000 King is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 116.7%, up 38.3 percentage points from the launch value of 78.4%. 1 of the original 2 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
116.7%
expected return
1 in 2.87
odds of any win
1 of 2
$1M jackpots left
92%
claimed · 473k of 515k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 14,369 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $50
$100 or $150 or $200, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 79 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $58.34 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$34.05 · 68.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.38 · 0.8% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$23.90 · 47.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.9%
Just 1 ticket out of 42k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
14,365 winning tickets remain in this range: 58% 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 2025.
515k
tickets printed
473k
tickets claimed · 92%
42k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
8%
50% of top prizes remain with only 8% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Idaho Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $50 ID peers
#2 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data.
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