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Decent valueActive$2,000,000* PLATINUM PAYOUT · $20 · Missouri Lottery
$2,000,000* PLATINUM PAYOUT: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.87 on average.
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#2 of 9 · $20 MO games
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#2 of 9 · $20 MO games
$2,000,000* PLATINUM PAYOUT is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.3%, up 1.6 percentage points from the launch value of 77.8%. 1 of the original 2 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 61% of the 3.2M printed tickets have been sold.
79.3%
expected return
1 in 3.17
odds of any win
1 of 2
$2M jackpots left
61%
claimed · 2M of 3.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 395,896 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $20
$40 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,102 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.87 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.67 · 68.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.61 · 3.1% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.59 · 8.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.4%
Just 1 ticket out of 1.3M 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
395,445 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
61% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
3.2M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 61%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
39%
50% of top prizes remain with only 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 $20 MO peers
#2 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data.
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