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Poor valueActiveRED HOT MILLIONS · $20 · Indiana Lottery
RED HOT MILLIONS: Poor value. A $20 ticket pays back $0.00 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#10 of 12 · $20 IN gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:21 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#10 of 12 · $20 IN gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:21 AM
RED HOT MILLIONS is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Indiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 0.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 0.0%. 2 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
0.0%
expected return
1 in 3.68
odds of any win
2 of 3
$2M jackpots left
0%
claimed · 0 of 5.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 67,343 winning tickets still unclaimed.
1 win more than $20
$30 – $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
99 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,250 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.00 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
0.0%
Just 2 tickets out of 5.1M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
67,332 winning tickets remain in this range: 0% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2022.
5.1M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
5.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
100%
67% of top prizes remain with 100% 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
#10 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Indiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:21 AM.
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