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Decent valueActiveMega Cash · $50 · Idaho Lottery
Mega Cash: Decent value. A $50 ticket pays back $39.01 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 ID games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 ID games
Mega Cash is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 78.0%. 2 of the original 2 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
78.0%
expected return
1 in 2.71
odds of any win
2 of 2
$1M jackpots left
0%
claimed · 772 of 544k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 200,327 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $50
$100 – $300, an actual profit
22 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
64 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 117 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $39.01 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$34.53 · 69.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.80 · 1.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$3.68 · 7.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 543k 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
200,272 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2026.
544k
tickets printed
772
tickets claimed · 0%
543k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with only 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 $50 ID peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data.
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