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Decent valueActiveMONEY · $20 · Missouri Lottery
MONEY: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.21 on average.
▼ -1.7 pts vs launch#8 of 10 · $20 MO gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:54 PM
▼ -1.7 pts vs launch#8 of 10 · $20 MO gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:54 PM
MONEY is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.1%, down 1.7 percentage points from the launch value of 77.8%. 1 of the original 2 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 35% of the 3.3M printed tickets have been sold.
76.1%
expected return
1 in 3.15
odds of any win
1 of 2
$2M jackpots left
35%
claimed · 1.2M of 3.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 668,685 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $20
$40 – $300, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 509 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.85 · 69.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.41 · 2.1% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$0.95 · 4.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.3%
Just 1 ticket out of 2.1M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
668,067 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
35% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
3.3M
tickets printed
1.2M
tickets claimed · 35%
2.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
65%
50% of top prizes remain with 65% 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 $20 MO peers
#8 of 10
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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