Wonder Bucks — $2 Mississippi Scratch-Off #157
Wonder Bucks (#157) is a $2 Mississippi scratch-off launched on January 7, 2025. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #63 of 71 active games on current payout (54.6%, $1.09 expected back per ticket) and #18 of 21 $2 games, #65 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.36) and #33 on top-prize odds (1 in 463,686). Since launch the payout has fallen 8.8 points (63.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 8.4% (1 in 4.91 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 463,686 tickets are still unsold (72.8% sold). That is below average for Mississippi; the Mississippi ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Wonder Bucks, 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 Mississippi game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 86,549 of 347,792 prizes (24.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 853,829 | 1 in 463,686 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 284,610 | 1 in 231,843 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 121,976 | 1 in 77,281 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 42.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 14,849 | 1 in 23,184 | 115 | 95 | 20 | 17.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,502 | 1 in 2,137 | 1,137 | 920 | 217 | 19.1% |
| $40 | 1 in 332.4 | 1 in 442.0 | 5,138 | 4,089 | 1,049 | 20.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 120.0 | 1 in 152.6 | 14,228 | 11,190 | 3,038 | 21.4% |
| $15 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 129.1 | 17,084 | 13,491 | 3,593 | 21.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 46.2 | 1 in 56.1 | 36,968 | 28,702 | 8,266 | 22.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 18.8 | 102,400 | 77,722 | 24,678 | 24.1% |
| $2 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.2 | 170,700 | 125,021 | 45,679 | 26.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.91 | 1 in 5.36 | 347,792 | 261,243 | 86,549 | 24.9% |
How Wonder Bucks has moved
Wonder Bucks: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Wonder Bucks?
- 1 of 2 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 463,686.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Wonder Bucks?
- 1 in 5.36 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.36, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 11.3.
- Is Wonder Bucks worth buying?
- Its current payout is 54.6% ($1.09 back per $2 ticket), rank #63 of 71 in Mississippi. The best $2 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Bring the Heat (#172, $2) at 65.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Wonder Bucks tickets are left?
- We estimate 463,686 of roughly 1,707,659 printed tickets are unsold (72.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Wonder Bucks launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 7, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $2 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Lucky Doubler — 97.6% payout, 1 in 2.45 any prize
- $20,000 Power Shot — 95.2% payout, 1 in 2.35 any prize
- It Takes 2 — 89.3% payout, 1 in 2.95 any prize
- WINNER$ GALORE — 83.1% payout, 1 in 2.92 any prize
- Emerald 8s — 82.4% payout, 1 in 2.93 any prize