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Average valueActive40TH ANNIVERSARY · $20 · Missouri Lottery
40TH ANNIVERSARY: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.35 on average.
▼ -6.0 pts vs launch#10 of 10 · $20 MO gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:54 PM
▼ -6.0 pts vs launch#10 of 10 · $20 MO gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:54 PM
40TH ANNIVERSARY is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.8%, down 6.0 percentage points from the launch value of 77.8%. 0 of the original 2 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 62% of the 3.3M printed tickets have been sold.
71.8%
expected return
1 in 3.17
odds of any win
0 of 2
$2M jackpots left
62%
claimed · 2M of 3.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 396,578 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $20
$40 – $400, 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 2,686 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $400
$13.68 · 68.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.67 · 3.4% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.8%
Just 0 tickets 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 – $400 wins
396,110 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
62% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
3.3M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 62%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
38%
0% of top prizes remain with 38% 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
#10 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:54 PM.
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