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Poor valueActiveBBQ Bucks · $5 · Idaho Lottery
BBQ Bucks: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.71 on average.
▼ -14.8 pts vs launch#9 of 14 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:22 AM
▼ -14.8 pts vs launch#9 of 14 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:22 AM
BBQ Bucks is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 54.2%, down 14.8 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 1 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 4% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
54.2%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
1 of 2
$50K top prizes left
4%
claimed · 18k of 494k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 137,341 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 6,036 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.71 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.61 · 52.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.10 · 2.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
137,340 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
4% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
494k
tickets printed
18k
tickets claimed · 4%
477k
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
96%
50% of top prizes remain with 96% 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 $5 ID peers
#9 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 6:22 AM.
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