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Average valueActiveEMERALD MINE · $20 · Indiana Lottery
EMERALD MINE: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.48 on average.
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#2 of 12 · $20 IN gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:20 PM
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#2 of 12 · $20 IN gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:20 PM
EMERALD MINE is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Indiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.4%, down 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 72.5%. 1 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 2.9M printed tickets have been sold.
72.4%
expected return
1 in 4.63
odds of any win
1 of 3
$500K top prizes left
67%
claimed · 2M of 2.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 205,579 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $20
$30 – $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 519 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.48 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$13.82 · 69.1% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $500K
$0.66 · 3.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
205,540 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
2.9M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 67%
952k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
33%
33% of top prizes remain with only 33% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Indiana Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 IN peers
#2 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Indiana Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:20 PM.
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