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Ranked 21st of 53 Tickets in Arkansas

Instant MillionArkansas Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Arkansas Lottery
63
VALUESCORE
Good
$20ArkansasGame #868GREEN
At a glance

Instant Million is a $20 ticket from the Arkansas Lottery. The $1,000,000 prize now runs about 1 in 404,970 by our estimate, better than 1 in 1,041,060 at launch. Its overall odds of 1 in 2.96 are the best of the 6 $20 tickets Arkansas sells. On ValueScore it earns 63/100 (Good), good for 6th out of 6 $20 tickets in Arkansas.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.96
Exp. Value
$0.77
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
26%
ValueScore™
63 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.77
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
It is 6th of the 6 active $20 games in Arkansas, with better-than-average value overall.
Why
↑At 1 in 2.96 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.0M at launch, about 1 in 405K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $1,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Strong expected value of $0.77 per $1: a bigger slice of ticket sales is still sitting in the prize pool than usual.
  • The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7
$1,000,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.0M
now ~1 in 405K
$50,000
0 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 1.6M
All claimed
$10,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 781K
now ~1 in 405K
$5,000
3 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 521K
now ~1 in 270K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$1,000,00032
67%
$50,00020Claimed
$10,00042
50%
$5,00063
50%
$1,00026071
27%
$50012,3153,145
26%
$10083,09721,033
25%
$50208,48553,210
26%
$40166,85743,202
26%
$30166,91643,193
26%
$20417,183109,767
26%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$48,346,870
Current Prize Pool
$13,661,510
Payout Percentage
28.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
273,628

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
3,123,179
Estimated Remaining
809,939
% Remaining
25.9%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

All 2 $1,000,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
March 6Our records begin2
November 7Latest count, none claimed2

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Arkansas's $20 games (1.2% a week). By tickets sold, it is still the estimated #10 best seller of the 47 Arkansas tickets we can rank, at about 31,000 tickets a week: a small share of a big print run is a lot of tickets.

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

63
VALUESCORE
Good
63
out of 100
Expected Value
36/40
Prize Quality
3/25
Win Frequency
20/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

Game Number
868
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
10/28/2025
Payout %
77.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.96 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Instant Million scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Instant Million scores 63/100 (Good) and is 6th out of 6 $20 tickets in Arkansas. It pays back about $0.77 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Instant Million scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Instant Million are 1 in 2.96. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Instant Million?
The top prize for Instant Million is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Instant Million?
Based on our latest data, 26% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 273,628 out of 1,055,128 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in Arkansas

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$1,000,000 Supreme901 in 3.0077.5%$1M · 2-
$350,000 Payout861 in 2.9777.6%$350K · 22.1%
$350,000 Jackpot701 in 2.9777.5%$350K · 10.2%
$50,000 Stacked691 in 3.0378.1%$50K · 231.0%
200X681 in 2.9877.8%$500K · 21.7%
Instant Million (this game)631 in 2.9677.4%$1M · 21.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.