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Weak valueActive$100,000 TAXES PAID · $5 · Missouri Lottery
$100,000 TAXES PAID: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.32 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#11 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#11 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM
$100,000 TAXES PAID is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.4%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.4%. 2 of the original 5 $138,889 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 4.1M printed tickets have been sold.
66.4%
expected return
1 in 3.76
odds of any win
2 of 5
$139K top prizes left
49%
claimed · 2M of 4.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 554,242 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 27,420 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.32 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.17 · 63.3% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $139K
$0.15 · 3.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
554,231 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
4.1M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 49%
2.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
51%
40% of top prizes remain with 51% 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
#11 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:54 AM.
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