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Weak valueActive$100,000 TAXES PAID · $5 · Missouri Lottery
$100,000 TAXES PAID: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.26 on average.
▼ -3.2 pts vs launch#8 of 16 · $5 MO games
▼ -3.2 pts vs launch#8 of 16 · $5 MO games
$100,000 TAXES PAID is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.2%, down 3.2 percentage points from the launch value of 68.4%. 1 of the original 5 $138,889 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 61% of the 4.1M printed tickets have been sold.
65.2%
expected return
1 in 3.76
odds of any win
1 of 5
$139K top prizes left
61%
claimed · 2.5M of 4.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 432,911 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 28,064 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.26 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.15 · 62.9% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $139K
$0.11 · 2.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
432,901 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
61% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
4.1M
tickets printed
2.5M
tickets claimed · 61%
1.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
20%
Tickets left
39%
20% of top prizes remain with 39% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Missouri Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 MO peers
#8 of 16
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data.
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