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JOKERS WILD — $5 Missouri Scratcher #556

Data captured · launched May 26, 2026

JOKERS WILD (#556) is a $5 Missouri scratcher launched on May 26, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #40 of 49 active games on current payout (68.6%, $3.43 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 15 $5 games, #36 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.95) and #17 on top-prize odds (1 in 854,378). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.4 points (69.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.9% (1 in 3.99 at launch). 3 of 6 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 2,563,135 tickets are still unsold (53.7% sold). That is below average for Missouri; the Missouri ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
68.6%
69.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.43
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.95
1 in 3.99 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.95
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.58
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 7,180
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 6
$100,000 each
Tickets remaining
46.3%
≈ 2,563,135 tickets

Last top prize claimed: November 3, 2026, 3 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in JOKERS WILD, 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, 648,189 of 1,386,360 prizes (46.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$100,000 1 in 921,929 1 in 854,378 6 3 3 50.0%
$20,000 1 in 921,929 1 in 854,378 6 3 3 50.0%
$5,000 1 in 190,744 1 in 183,081 29 15 14 48.3%
$1,000 1 in 7,683 1 in 7,606 720 383 337 46.8%
$500 1 in 30,063 1 in 31,258 184 102 82 44.6%
$200 1 in 6,072 1 in 6,206 911 498 413 45.3%
$100 1 in 269.1 1 in 280.2 20,555 11,407 9,148 44.5%
$75 1 in 1,499 1 in 1,558 3,690 2,045 1,645 44.6%
$50 1 in 398.5 1 in 410.1 13,880 7,630 6,250 45.0%
$40 1 in 119.7 1 in 122.9 46,208 25,348 20,860 45.1%
$25 1 in 165.5 1 in 167.6 33,429 18,135 15,294 45.8%
$20 1 in 80.1 1 in 81.4 69,059 37,587 31,472 45.6%
$15 1 in 20.0 1 in 20.5 276,485 151,165 125,320 45.3%
$10 1 in 20.0 1 in 20.1 276,386 149,010 127,376 46.1%
$5 1 in 8.58 1 in 8.27 644,812 334,840 309,972 48.1%
All prizes1 in 3.991 in 3.95 1,386,360738,171 648,18946.8%

How JOKERS WILD has moved

66% 68% 70% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking JOKERS WILD. 47 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

JOKERS WILD: common questions

How many $100,000 prizes are left in JOKERS WILD?
3 of 6 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 854,378.
What are the odds of winning anything on JOKERS WILD?
1 in 3.95 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.99 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.95, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.58.
Is JOKERS WILD worth buying?
Its current payout is 68.6% ($3.43 back per $5 ticket), rank #40 of 49 in Missouri. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is SAPPHIRE 7S (#546, $5) at 76.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many JOKERS WILD tickets are left?
We estimate 2,563,135 of roughly 5,531,576 printed tickets are unsold (53.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did JOKERS WILD launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on May 26, 2026. It is still on sale.

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