How many $250,000 prizes are left in AMERICA 250?

3 of 6 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 813,237.

What are the odds of winning anything on AMERICA 250?

1 in 3.38 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.30 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.38, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.07.

Is AMERICA 250 worth buying?

Its current payout is 72.7% ($7.27 back per $10 ticket), rank #27 of 49 in Missouri. The best $10 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is $1,000,000* CASH CRAZE (#493, $10) at 79.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many AMERICA 250 tickets are left?

We estimate 2,439,711 of roughly 5,006,618 printed tickets are unsold (51.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did AMERICA 250 launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on May 26, 2026. It is still on sale.

AMERICA 250 — $10 Missouri Scratcher #555

Data captured November 6, 2026, 16:10 UTC · launched May 26, 2026

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AMERICA 250 (#555) is a $10 Missouri scratcher launched on May 26, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #27 of 49 active games on current payout (72.7%, $7.27 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 8 $10 games, #23 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.38) and #15 on top-prize odds (1 in 813,237). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.8 points (74.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.2% (1 in 3.30 at launch). 3 of 6 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 2,439,711 tickets are still unsold (51.3% sold). That is below average for Missouri; the Missouri ranking lists show better payouts, including at $10.

Current payout

72.7%

74.6% at launch

Expected value

$7.27

per $10 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.38

1 in 3.30 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.38

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.07

win more than $10

$600+ odds

1 in 8,298

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

3 of 6

$250,000 each

Tickets remaining

48.7%

≈ 2,439,711 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 27, 2026, 10 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in AMERICA 250, 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 Missouri game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 722,702 of 1,517,157 prizes (47.6%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$250,000	1 in 834,436	1 in 813,237	6	3	3	50.0%
$25,000	1 in 312,914	1 in 304,964	16	8	8	50.0%
$2,026	1 in 104,305	1 in 90,360	48	21	27	56.3%
$1,776	1 in 9,875	1 in 9,530	507	251	256	50.5%
$250	1 in 478.9	1 in 495.9	10,455	5,535	4,920	47.1%
$100	1 in 61.9	1 in 64.5	80,893	43,073	37,820	46.8%
$50	1 in 60.0	1 in 62.3	83,504	44,317	39,187	46.9%
$30	1 in 119.7	1 in 123.5	41,833	22,082	19,751	47.2%
$25	1 in 105.8	1 in 109.8	47,335	25,112	22,223	46.9%
$20	1 in 15.0	1 in 15.4	334,016	175,970	158,046	47.3%
$15	1 in 20.0	1 in 20.4	250,512	130,827	119,685	47.8%
$10	1 in 7.49	1 in 7.61	668,032	347,256	320,776	48.0%
All prizes	1 in 3.30	1 in 3.38	1,517,157	794,455	722,702	47.6%

How AMERICA 250 has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking AMERICA 250. 47 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

November 6, 2026: 3 $1,776 prizes were claimed; 256 remain.
November 5, 2026: one $1,776 prize was claimed; 259 remain.
November 4, 2026: 2 $1,776 prizes were claimed; 260 remain.
November 3, 2026: 2 $1,776 prizes were claimed; 262 remain.
October 31, 2026: one $1,776 prize was claimed; 264 remain.
October 29, 2026: one $1,776 prize was claimed; 265 remain.
October 28, 2026: 2 $1,776 prizes were claimed; 266 remain.
October 27, 2026: one $1,776 prize was claimed; 268 remain.
October 27, 2026: one $250,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
October 24, 2026: one $1,776 prize was claimed; 269 remain.
October 23, 2026: one $1,776 prize was claimed; 270 remain.
October 21, 2026: 4 $1,776 prizes were claimed; 271 remain.

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

AMERICA 250: common questions

How many $250,000 prizes are left in AMERICA 250?: 3 of 6 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 813,237.
What are the odds of winning anything on AMERICA 250?: 1 in 3.38 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.30 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.38, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.07.
Is AMERICA 250 worth buying?: Its current payout is 72.7% ($7.27 back per $10 ticket), rank #27 of 49 in Missouri. The best $10 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is $1,000,000* CASH CRAZE (#493, $10) at 79.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many AMERICA 250 tickets are left?: We estimate 2,439,711 of roughly 5,006,618 printed tickets are unsold (51.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did AMERICA 250 launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on May 26, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $10 Missouri scratchers

$1,000,000* CASH CRAZE — 79.9% payout, 1 in 3.17 any prize
$1,000,000 CASH PAYOUT — 77.3% payout, 1 in 3.25 any prize
BLACK DIAMOND — 76.4% payout, 1 in 3.15 any prize
$1,000 FRENZY — 75.2% payout, 1 in 3.24 any prize
$50 & $100 BLOWOUT — 75.1% payout, 1 in 7.88 any prize

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