New Scratch Games in Iowa (October 2026)
As of October 14, 2026, 16 Iowa scratch games are new: 16 launched or first listed in the last 90 days. Newest first: Merry Money ($20, top prize $250,000).
No payout figure, on purpose. Iowa publishes only the prizes of $50 and up for each game, with how many have been claimed and how many are left. A payout, an expected value or the odds today each need every prize level and how many were printed, so for Iowa we show exactly what its lottery publishes and compute nothing from it. A figure built from part of a table would be wrong, not rough: it is how one state's partial table produced games that appeared to pay back more than they cost. How we treat partial prize tables.
New Iowa scratch games, newest first
| When | Game | Price | Top prize | Top prizes left | Overall odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launched October 6, 2026 | Merry Money | $20 | $250,000 | 4 of 4 | 1 in 2.90 |
| Launched October 6, 2026 | Holiday Cash | $10 | $100,000 | 7 of 7 | 1 in 2.82 |
| Launched October 6, 2026 | Holiday LUCK X20 | $5 | $50,000 | 9 of 9 | 1 in 3.82 |
| Launched October 6, 2026 | Crossword Gold | $3 | $30,000 | 9 of 9 | 1 in 3.82 |
| Launched October 6, 2026 | Doughman Doubler | $2 | $10,000 | 10 of 10 | 1 in 3.45 |
| Launched September 1, 2026 | $300,000 Cashword | $30 | $300,000 | 14 of 14 | 1 in 2.28 |
| Launched September 1, 2026 | Triple Jackpot | $10 | $100,000 | 9 of 9 | 1 in 3.20 |
| Launched September 1, 2026 | Green 7s | $5 | $50,000 | 6 of 6 | 1 in 3.70 |
| Launched September 1, 2026 | Win It All | $1 | $3,500 | 7 of 10 | 1 in 4.88 |
| Launched September 1, 2026 | Blackout Bingo | $2 | $25,000 | 14 of 15 | 1 in 3.56 |
| Launched August 4, 2026 | One-Word Crossword | $3 | $30,000 | 11 of 14 | 1 in 3.82 |
| Launched August 4, 2026 | 100X The Cash | $20 | $250,000 | 8 of 8 | 1 in 2.88 |
| Launched August 4, 2026 | 50X The Cash | $10 | $100,000 | 5 of 6 | 1 in 2.84 |
| Launched August 4, 2026 | 20X The Cash | $5 | $50,000 | 10 of 11 | 1 in 3.83 |
| Launched August 4, 2026 | 10X The Cash | $2 | $10,000 | 9 of 10 | 1 in 3.54 |
| Launched August 4, 2026 | 5X The Cash | $1 | $5,000 | 10 of 14 | 1 in 4.59 |
"Flagged new" is Iowa's own label on its prizes-remaining list. "First listed" is the day a game first appeared in that list, which we have read since October 14, 2026; a game already there on our first day is not dated at all rather than given our date. Top prizes left and overall odds are Iowa's figures, unchanged.
What to expect from a new game
A game on its launch day has every prize unclaimed, so its top prizes are all still in play — the one thing that is certain about a new release and not about an old one. Beyond that a new game is neither a bargain nor a trap: its overall odds are printed on the ticket and do not change, and what a ticket is worth cannot be read from Iowa's figures: Iowa publishes only the prizes of $50 and up for each game, with how many have been claimed and how many are left.
Watch the top-prize count over the first weeks. A top prize claimed early is the most common way a new game loses its appeal for a jackpot hunter, and it shows up on the game's page here the day Iowa publishes it.
New Iowa scratch games: common questions
- How many new Iowa scratch games are there?
- 16 as of October 14, 2026.
- When did these games launch?
- Where Iowa publishes a launch date it is shown. Games it only flags as new are listed without one.
- Do new games have all their top prizes?
- Usually most of them, but not always: a big prize can be claimed in a game's first week. The counts below are Iowa's own, as of October 12, 2026.
- Why is there no payout for new Iowa games?
- Iowa publishes only the prizes of $50 and up for each game, with how many have been claimed and how many are left. A payout cannot be computed from that, for a new game or an old one.