How many $500,000 prizes are left in Strike It Rich?

4 of 7 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 159,990.

What are the odds of winning anything on Strike It Rich?

1 in 3.26 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.06 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.26, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.79.

Is Strike It Rich worth buying?

Its current payout is 76.6% ($15.33 back per $20 ticket), rank #9 of 58 in Arizona. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Loaded CASH EXPLOSION® (#1490, $20) at 78.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Strike It Rich tickets are left?

We estimate 639,959 of roughly 2,176,789 printed tickets are unsold (70.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Strike It Rich launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.

Strike It Rich — $20 Arizona Scratcher #1496

Data captured October 25, 2026, 03:29 UTC · launched July 1, 2025

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Strike It Rich (#1496) is a $20 Arizona scratcher launched on July 1, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #9 of 58 active games on current payout (76.6%, $15.33 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 6 $20 games, #15 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.26) and #5 on top-prize odds (1 in 159,990). Since launch the payout has risen 2.5 points (74.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 6.3% (1 in 3.06 at launch). 4 of 7 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 639,959 tickets are still unsold (70.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

76.6%

74.2% at launch

Expected value

$15.33

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.26

1 in 3.06 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.26

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 5.79

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 11,227

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

4 of 7

$500,000 each

Tickets remaining

29.4%

≈ 639,959 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 71% sold, only 3 of 7 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 159,990, was 1 in 310,959). More Arizona games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Strike It Rich, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Arizona game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 196,144 of 711,958 prizes (27.5%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$500,000	1 in 310,959	1 in 159,990	7	3	4	57.1%
$10,000	1 in 217,671	1 in 319,979	10	8	2	20.0%
$1,000	1 in 11,766	1 in 12,548	185	134	51	27.6%
$500	1 in 300.9	1 in 336.3	7,234	5,331	1,903	26.3%
$200	1 in 137.8	1 in 151.8	15,794	11,579	4,215	26.7%
$100	1 in 48.0	1 in 53.1	45,322	33,277	12,045	26.6%
$50	1 in 34.9	1 in 38.1	62,406	45,605	16,801	26.9%
$40	1 in 29.8	1 in 32.3	73,101	53,284	19,817	27.1%
$25	1 in 10.9	1 in 11.5	199,572	143,855	55,717	27.9%
$20	1 in 7.06	1 in 7.48	308,327	222,738	85,589	27.8%
All prizes	1 in 3.06	1 in 3.26	711,958	515,814	196,144	27.5%

How Strike It Rich has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Strike It Rich. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 51 remain.
October 18, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 52 remain.
October 8, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 53 remain.
October 2, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 54 remain.
September 25, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
September 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 140 remain.
September 19, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 141 remain.
September 17, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 143 remain.
September 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 144 remain.
September 7, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 145 remain.
September 6, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 147 remain.
September 5, 2025: one $500,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Strike It Rich: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in Strike It Rich?: 4 of 7 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 159,990.
What are the odds of winning anything on Strike It Rich?: 1 in 3.26 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.06 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.26, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.79.
Is Strike It Rich worth buying?: Its current payout is 76.6% ($15.33 back per $20 ticket), rank #9 of 58 in Arizona. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Loaded CASH EXPLOSION® (#1490, $20) at 78.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Strike It Rich tickets are left?: We estimate 639,959 of roughly 2,176,789 printed tickets are unsold (70.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Strike It Rich launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $20 Arizona scratchers

Loaded CASH EXPLOSION® — 78.6% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize
Perfect Gift — 74.9% payout, 1 in 2.77 any prize
High Roller — 74.1% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize
Jumbo Bucks — 73.4% payout, 1 in 3.33 any prize
200X The Cash — 72.8% payout, 1 in 3.25 any prize

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