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Ranked 23rd of 53 Tickets in Arkansas

Secret SantaArkansas Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Arkansas Lottery
59
VALUESCORE
Fair
$2ArkansasGame #920GREEN
At a glance

The Arkansas Lottery sells Secret Santa as a $2 ticket. At a ValueScore of 59/100 (Fair), it is the best $2 game on sale in Arkansas. No $2 ticket in Arkansas has better overall odds: 1 in 3.96, against 8 others at that price. It went on sale on October 27, 2026, so 93% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.96
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000
Top Prizes Left
15
Prizes Remaining
93%
ValueScore™
59 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
→
AVERAGE
At 23rd out of 53 Arkansas scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Expected value of $0.66 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 25% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.96), lower than most games.
  • The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7
$2,000
15 of 15 left
launch odds 1 in 58K
now ~1 in 54K
$500
40 of 43 left
launch odds 1 in 20K
now ~1 in 20K
$100
467 of 505 left
launch odds 1 in 1,727
now ~1 in 1,744
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
$2,0001515
100%
$5004340
93%
$100505467
92%
$501,7131,574
92%
$401,4101,288
91%
$2011,64910,778
93%
$1017,45816,280
93%
$512,80311,917
93%
$440,71837,998
93%
$2133,903125,298
94%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$1,146,303
Current Prize Pool
$1,067,453
Payout Percentage
93.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
205,655

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
872,059
Estimated Remaining
814,394
% Remaining
93.4%
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 15 $2,000 top prizes left at launch on October 29 are still unclaimed.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
October 29Launched15
November 7Latest count, none claimed15

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

59
VALUESCORE
Fair
59
out of 100
Expected Value
13/40
Prize Quality
24/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

Game Number
920
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
10/27/2026
Payout %
65.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.96 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Secret Santa scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Secret Santa scores 59/100 (Fair) and is the strongest of Arkansas's 9 $2 tickets. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Secret Santa scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Secret Santa are 1 in 3.96. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Secret Santa?
The top prize for Secret Santa is $2,000. As of our latest update, 15 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Secret Santa?
Based on our latest data, 93% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 205,655 out of 220,217 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Secret Santa released?
Secret Santa was released by the Arkansas Lottery on October 27, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.

Every $2 ticket in Arkansas

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Secret Santa (this game)591 in 3.9665.7%$2K · 15-
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner551 in 4.0965.2%$20K · 24.1%
X20 the Cash531 in 4.2167.9%$20K · 31.4%
Triple Win471 in 4.1065.4%$20K · 20.5%
Win It All391 in 4.1165.3%$20K · 12.3%
Triple Dynamite 777331 in 4.1265.3%$20K · 20.3%
$200 Stacked301 in 4.1065.1%$200 · 5580.2%
20X301 in 4.2365.2%$25K · 20.4%
America's 250th261 in 4.1665.9%$250 · 3571.0%

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.