What is the expected value of Galactic Cash?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of Galactic Cash is 74.9%, meaning the average ticket returns about $22.48 in prizes against its $30 cost.

Is Galactic Cash retired?

No, Galactic Cash is still active and being sold by the Idaho state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

Galactic Cash ($30) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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ActiveGalactic Cash · $30 · Idaho Lottery

▲ +1.9 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $30 ID gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:22 PM

Galactic Cash is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.9%, up 1.9 percentage points from the launch value of 73.1%. 1 of the original 2 $300,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 64% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.

74.9%

expected return

1 in 2.95

odds of any win

1 of 2

$300K top prizes left

64%

claimed · 215k of 337k printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 41,156 winning tickets still unclaimed.

15 win more than $30

$50 or $100 or $300, an actual profit

18 win their money back

a $30 prize, so you break even

67 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,218 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $22.48 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $30 – $500

$19.59 · 65.3% of price

Mid prizes $1K – $300K

$2.89 · 9.6% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$30 – $500 wins

41,133 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

64% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there

Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.

337k

tickets printed

215k

tickets claimed · 64%

122k

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

36%

50% of top prizes remain with only 36% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

Idaho Lottery

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Rank vs $30 ID peers

#1 of 2

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

Galactic Cash

74.9%

Mega Multiplier

72.8%

Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:22 PM.

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Galactic Cash: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.48 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $22.48 comes from

64% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there