Bits & Odds

Which scratcher should you buy today?

Every active game in 10 states, repriced daily from the official prize figures: how much of your dollar comes back, how likely you are to win anything, and how likely you are to win more than the ticket cost. Free, including the numbers other sites charge for.

Tracking 750 active games right now, 10 of 10 states refreshed today.

Today's best game in each state, by current payout

  1. Arizona state flag Arizona

    Show Me the Bens

    #1546
    90.6% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $27.18
    Any prize
    1 in 2.73
    Beats price
    1 in 6.61
    Top prizes
    3 of 3
    New
  2. California state flag California

    Royal Jackpot

    #1718
    81.0% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $32.39
    Any prize
    1 in 2.51
    Beats price
    1 in 5.81
    Top prizes
    3 of 5
  3. Florida state flag Florida

    Bonus Letter Crossword

    #1557
    91.9% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $4.59
    Any prize
    1 in 2.75
    Beats price
    1 in 6.97
    Top prizes
    1 of 10
  4. Massachusetts state flag Massachusetts

    MERRY & BRIGHT BLOWOUT

    #463
    97.9% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $9.79
    Any prize
    1 in 6.68
    Beats price
    1 in 6.68
    Top prizes
    18 of 11,088
  5. Michigan state flag Michigan

    Safe Cracker Cashword

    #0669
    84.8% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $4.24
    Any prize
    1 in 2.57
    Beats price
    1 in 4.80
    Top prizes
    0 of 3
    No top prize left
  6. New Jersey state flag New Jersey

    Big Money Spectacular

    #01964
    77.9% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $1.56
    Any prize
    1 in 3.63
    Beats price
    1 in 7.13
    Top prizes
    0 of 5
    No top prize left
  7. New York state flag New York

    INSTANT TAKE 5

    #1680
    95.8% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $0.96
    Any prize
    1 in 1.79
    Beats price
    1 in 10.5
    Top prizes
    53 of 95
  8. North Carolina state flag North Carolina

    $1,000,000 Bonus Match

    #11
    88.1% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $8.81
    Any prize
    1 in 4.17
    Beats price
    1 in 7.65
    Top prizes
    2 of 5
  9. South Carolina state flag South Carolina

    200X

    #1665
    85.3% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $17.06
    Any prize
    1 in 4.14
    Beats price
    1 in 4.14
    Top prizes
    1 of 6
  10. Texas state flag Texas

    Premier Winnings

    #2512
    79.3% payout now
    EV / ticket
    $79.31
    Any prize
    1 in 3.54
    Beats price
    1 in 3.54
    Top prizes
    4 of 4

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How to read these numbers

Current payout is the share of each dollar that the prizes still unclaimed will return. Any-prize odds include free-ticket wins; cash odds exclude them; profit odds count only prizes larger than the ticket price, which is the number most people actually mean when they ask about their chances. All three shift as prizes are claimed, which is why a game's printed odds stop being true the day it goes on sale. Our methodology shows the arithmetic, and sources lists exactly where each state's figures come from.

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