The Three Stooges — $2 Mississippi Scratch-Off #234
The Three Stooges (#234) is a $2 Mississippi scratch-off launched on February 3, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #22 of 76 active games on current payout (75.2%, $1.50 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 24 $2 games, #25 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.49) and #11 on top-prize odds (1 in 181,638). Since launch the payout has risen 11.7 points (63.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 30.4% (1 in 4.55 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $25,000 remain, and we estimate 181,638 tickets are still unsold (81.9% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in The Three Stooges, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 52,051 of 220,252 prizes (23.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | 1 in 334,049 | 1 in 181,638 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $1,500 | 1 in 250,537 | all claimed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 62,634 | 1 in 60,546 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 18.8% |
| $300 | 1 in 4,772 | 1 in 6,986 | 210 | 184 | 26 | 12.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,119 | 1 in 2,883 | 473 | 410 | 63 | 13.3% |
| $30 | 1 in 421.1 | 1 in 500.4 | 2,380 | 2,017 | 363 | 15.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 300.0 | 1 in 243.5 | 3,340 | 2,594 | 746 | 22.3% |
| $15 | 1 in 150.0 | 1 in 160.3 | 6,682 | 5,549 | 1,133 | 17.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 50.7 | 20,048 | 16,468 | 3,580 | 17.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 8.82 | 86,866 | 66,283 | 20,583 | 23.7% |
| $2 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 7.11 | 100,230 | 74,677 | 25,553 | 25.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.55 | 1 in 3.49 | 220,252 | 168,201 | 52,051 | 23.6% |
How The Three Stooges has moved
The Three Stooges: common questions
- How many $25,000 prizes are left in The Three Stooges?
- 1 of 3 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 181,638.
- What are the odds of winning anything on The Three Stooges?
- 1 in 3.49 today, compared with 1 in 4.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.49, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 6.85.
- Is The Three Stooges worth buying?
- Its current payout is 75.2% ($1.50 back per $2 ticket), rank #22 of 76 in Mississippi. The best $2 alternative today is Lucky Doubler (#194, $2) at 97.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many The Three Stooges tickets are left?
- We estimate 181,638 of roughly 1,002,147 printed tickets are unsold (81.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did The Three Stooges launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on February 3, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $2 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Lucky Doubler — 97.9% payout, 1 in 2.45 any prize
- $20,000 Power Shot — 95.4% payout, 1 in 2.35 any prize
- $25,000 Mad Money — 91.4% payout, 1 in 2.49 any prize
- Heat Stroke — 88.3% payout, 1 in 2.70 any prize
- Emerald Green — 87.0% payout, 1 in 2.55 any prize