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Weak valueActive$500 FRENZY · $5 · Missouri Lottery
$500 FRENZY: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.21 on average.
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#16 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#16 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$500 FRENZY is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.2%, down 4.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.2%. 1 of the original 4 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 76% of the 3.8M printed tickets have been sold.
64.2%
expected return
1 in 4.1
odds of any win
1 of 4
$100K top prizes left
76%
claimed · 2.9M of 3.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 223,350 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,770 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.09 · 61.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.12 · 2.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
223,339 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
76% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
3.8M
tickets printed
2.9M
tickets claimed · 76%
920k
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
24%
25% of top prizes remain with only 24% 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
#16 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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