Bits & Odds

MONEY — $20 Missouri Scratcher #538

Data captured · launched March 30, 2026

MONEY (#538) is a $20 Missouri scratcher launched on March 30, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #8 of 49 active games on current payout (79.6%, $15.92 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 10 $20 games, #4 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.05) and #39 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,711,497). Since launch the payout has risen 1.8 points (77.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.3% (1 in 3.15 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,711,497 tickets are still unsold (47.5% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
79.6%
77.8% at launch
Expected value
$15.92
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.05
1 in 3.15 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.05
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.11
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 3,343
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 2
$2,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
52.5%
≈ 1,711,497 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in MONEY, 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, 561,392 of 1,034,289 prizes (54.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$2,000,000 1 in 1,629,005 1 in 1,711,497 2 1 1 50.0%
$100,000 1 in 1,086,003 1 in 1,711,497 3 2 1 33.3%
$20,000 1 in 814,503 1 in 855,748 4 2 2 50.0%
$10,000 1 in 325,801 1 in 285,249 10 4 6 60.0%
$5,000 1 in 130,320 1 in 122,250 25 11 14 56.0%
$1,000 1 in 3,600 1 in 3,507 905 417 488 53.9%
$500 1 in 596.5 1 in 580.4 5,462 2,513 2,949 54.0%
$300 1 in 596.6 1 in 572.8 5,461 2,473 2,988 54.7%
$200 1 in 199.6 1 in 193.6 16,324 7,482 8,842 54.2%
$100 1 in 30.0 1 in 29.0 108,765 49,735 59,030 54.3%
$50 1 in 30.0 1 in 29.1 108,765 49,987 58,778 54.0%
$40 1 in 12.0 1 in 11.7 271,924 125,112 146,812 54.0%
$20 1 in 6.31 1 in 6.08 516,639 235,158 281,481 54.5%
All prizes1 in 3.151 in 3.05 1,034,289472,897 561,39254.3%

How MONEY has moved

78% 80% 82% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking MONEY. 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.

MONEY: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in MONEY?
1 of 2 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,711,497.
What are the odds of winning anything on MONEY?
1 in 3.05 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.15 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.05, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.11.
Is MONEY worth buying?
Its current payout is 79.6% ($15.92 back per $20 ticket), rank #8 of 49 in Missouri. The best $20 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is $2,000,000* BANKROLL (#557, $20) at 78.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many MONEY tickets are left?
We estimate 1,711,497 of roughly 3,258,010 printed tickets are unsold (47.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did MONEY launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on March 30, 2026. It is still on sale.

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