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Strong valueActive24K GOLD · $20 · Missouri Lottery
24K GOLD: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $17.37 on average.
▲ +9.1 pts vs launch#1 of 9 · $20 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:56 AM
▲ +9.1 pts vs launch#1 of 9 · $20 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:56 AM
24K GOLD is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 86.9%, up 9.1 percentage points from the launch value of 77.8%. 1 of the original 2 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 81% of the 3.3M printed tickets have been sold.
86.9%
expected return
1 in 3.04
odds of any win
1 of 2
$2M jackpots left
81%
claimed · 2.7M of 3.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 203,899 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
15 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 1,121 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $17.37 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.57 · 67.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.57 · 2.9% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$3.23 · 16.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.7%
Just 1 ticket out of 620k 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
203,683 winning tickets remain in this range: 78% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
81% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2021.
3.3M
tickets printed
2.7M
tickets claimed · 81%
620k
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
19%
50% of top prizes remain with only 19% 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
#1 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:56 AM.
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