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Weak valueActiveHEAPS OF $500S · $5 · Missouri Lottery
HEAPS OF $500S: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.33 on average.
▼ -1.8 pts vs launch#10 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM
▼ -1.8 pts vs launch#10 of 18 · $5 MO gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM
HEAPS OF $500S is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.6%, down 1.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.4%. 2 of the original 6 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 77% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
66.6%
expected return
1 in 4.06
odds of any win
2 of 6
$100K top prizes left
77%
claimed · 3.9M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 289,965 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,333 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.33 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.14 · 62.8% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $100K
$0.19 · 3.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
289,961 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
77% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2024.
5M
tickets printed
3.9M
tickets claimed · 77%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
23%
33% of top prizes remain with only 23% 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
#10 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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