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Weak valueActiveAce In The Hole · $1 · Idaho Lottery
Ace In The Hole: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.65 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $1 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $1 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
Ace In The Hole is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 2 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 3.06
odds of any win
1 of 2
$2K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 1k of 804k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 262,929 winning tickets still unclaimed.
6 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
27 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 803,345 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.65 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $100
$0.65 · 64.8% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.00 · 0.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $100 wins
262,928 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
804k
tickets printed
1k
tickets claimed · 0%
803k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
100%
50% of top prizes remain with 100% 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 $1 ID peers
#3 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM.
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