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Weak valueActiveMAX-A-MILLION · $30 · Washington Lottery
MAX-A-MILLION: Weak value. A $30 ticket pays back $20.34 on average.
▼ -11.1 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -11.1 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM
MAX-A-MILLION is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.8%, down 11.1 percentage points from the launch value of 78.9%. 0 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 75% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
67.8%
expected return
1 in 2.86
odds of any win
0 of 3
$2M jackpots left
75%
claimed · 1.4M of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 164,270 winning tickets still unclaimed.
22 win more than $30
$40 – $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
65 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 6,194 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $20.34 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$20.26 · 67.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.08 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.8%
Just 0 tickets out of 471k carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
164,257 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
75% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
1.8M
tickets printed
1.4M
tickets claimed · 75%
471k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
25%
0% of top prizes remain with 25% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Washington Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 WA peers
#4 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Washington Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM.
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