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Decent valueActiveBLACK DIAMOND · $10 · Missouri Lottery
BLACK DIAMOND: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.58 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $10 MO gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:54 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $10 MO gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:54 PM
BLACK DIAMOND is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.8%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 75.8%. 2 of the original 2 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 4.6M printed tickets have been sold.
75.8%
expected return
1 in 3.22
odds of any win
2 of 2
$1M jackpots left
0%
claimed · 8k of 4.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,420,649 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,896 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.58 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.87 · 68.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.27 · 2.7% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.44 · 4.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.4%
Just 2 tickets out of 4.6M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,419,852 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
4.6M
tickets printed
8k
tickets claimed · 0%
4.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with only 100% 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 $10 MO peers
#5 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:54 PM.
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