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Weak valueActiveBIG CASH RICHES · $5 · Missouri Lottery
BIG CASH RICHES: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.26 on average.
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#13 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#13 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM
BIG CASH RICHES is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.2%, down 4.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.2%. 1 of the original 7 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 80% of the 5.9M printed tickets have been sold.
65.2%
expected return
1 in 3.99
odds of any win
1 of 7
$100K top prizes left
80%
claimed · 4.8M of 5.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 290,497 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
13 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 6,624 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.26 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.01 · 60.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.25 · 5.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
290,352 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
80% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2024.
5.9M
tickets printed
4.8M
tickets claimed · 80%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
14%
Tickets left
20%
14% of top prizes remain with 20% 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
#13 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM.
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