EMERALD 9sColorado Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The Colorado Lottery sells EMERALD 9s as a $10 ticket. It pays back about $0.71 per $1 on average, in line with Colorado's other $10 games. At a ValueScore of 58/100 (Fair), it is 7th among the 22 $10 games Colorado sells.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
- Expected value of $0.71 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 480,000 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 320,000 | 6 | Not reported | - |
| $10,000 | 1 in 160,000 | 12 | Not reported | - |
| $5,000 | 1 in 96,000 | 20 | Not reported | - |
| $1,000 | 1 in 48,000 | 40 | Not reported | - |
| $500 | 1 in 1,200 | 1,600 | Not reported | - |
| $200 | 1 in 960 | 2,000 | Not reported | - |
| $100 | 1 in 137 | 14,000 | Not reported | - |
| $50 | 1 in 38 | 51,200 | Not reported | - |
| $25 | 1 in 13 | 153,600 | Not reported | - |
| $10 | 1 in 6 | 307,200 | Not reported | - |
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since March 6, when our records for it began, one $250,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on August 13.
- August 13, 20261 claimed · 3 left
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
Game Details
- State
- Colorado
- Game Number
- 404
- Ticket Price
- $10
- Start Date
- 1/5/2026
- Payout %
- 71.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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