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Decent valueActive$2,000,000* JACKPOT FORTUNE · $20 · Missouri Lottery
$2,000,000* JACKPOT FORTUNE: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.55 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $20 MO gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:55 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $20 MO gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:55 PM
$2,000,000* JACKPOT FORTUNE is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.8%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 77.8%. 1 of the original 2 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 3.3M printed tickets have been sold.
77.8%
expected return
1 in 3.04
odds of any win
1 of 2
$2M jackpots left
49%
claimed · 1.6M of 3.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 550,782 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,099 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.55 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.74 · 68.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.62 · 3.1% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.19 · 6.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.8%
Just 1 ticket out of 1.7M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
550,179 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2025.
3.3M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 49%
1.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
51%
50% 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 $20 MO peers
#6 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:55 PM.
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