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Strong valueActiveMILLIONAIRE RICHES · $50 · Missouri Lottery
MILLIONAIRE RICHES: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $40.54 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $50 MO gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:54 PM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $50 MO gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:54 PM
MILLIONAIRE RICHES is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 81.3%. 12 of the original 15 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 16% of the 6.3M printed tickets have been sold.
81.1%
expected return
1 in 3.29
odds of any win
12 of 15
$1M jackpots left
16%
claimed · 998k of 6.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,599,782 winning tickets still unclaimed.
29 win more than $50
$75 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 58 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $40.54 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $75 – $500
$36.54 · 73.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$1.72 · 3.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.28 · 4.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
76.5%
Just 12 tickets out of 5.3M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$75 – $500 wins
1,596,689 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
16% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
6.3M
tickets printed
998k
tickets claimed · 16%
5.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
84%
80% of top prizes remain with 84% 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 $50 MO peers
#2 of 3
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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