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Decent valueActiveRED HOT MONEY · $20 · Missouri Lottery
RED HOT MONEY: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.66 on average.
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#4 of 9 · $20 MO games
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#4 of 9 · $20 MO games
RED HOT MONEY is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.3%, up 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 77.6%. 2 of the original 2 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 9% of the 3.2M printed tickets have been sold.
78.3%
expected return
1 in 3.08
odds of any win
2 of 2
$2M jackpots left
9%
claimed · 278k of 3.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 963,349 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
14 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 585 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.66 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.73 · 68.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.58 · 2.9% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.35 · 6.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.6%
Just 2 tickets out of 3M 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
962,313 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
9% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
3.2M
tickets printed
278k
tickets claimed · 9%
3M
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
91%
100% of top prizes remain with only 91% 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
#4 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data.
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