MEGA BUCKS is one of the Florida Lottery's $20 games. Our estimate for the $5,000,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 4,891,690 per ticket, from 1 in 3,806,612 at launch. Its ValueScore of 81/100 (Excellent) makes it first of the 11 active $20 games in Florida. 50% of its winning tickets pay $20 or less, no more than the ticket cost.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 3.8M at launch, about 1 in 4.9M now. The $5,000,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- Wins hit often: about a 34% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 2.98), better than most games.
- Fresh prize pool: most of this game's prizes are still on the table.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000,000 | 1 in 3,808,590 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,904,295 | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| $20,000 | 1 in 380,859 | 40 | 28 | 70% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 58,594 | 260 | 171 | 66% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 24,067 | 633 | 414 | 65% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 6,014 | 2,533 | 1,701 | 67% |
| $500 | 1 in 375 | 40,615 | 25,995 | 64% |
| $300 | 1 in 240 | 63,430 | 40,569 | 64% |
| $200 | 1 in 150 | 101,562 | 64,912 | 64% |
| $100 | 1 in 120 | 127,015 | 81,206 | 64% |
| $50 | 1 in 21 | 710,926 | 456,340 | 64% |
| $40 | 1 in 30 | 507,946 | 325,990 | 64% |
| $30 | 1 in 15 | 1,015,538 | 651,736 | 64% |
| $20 | 1 in 6 | 2,539,036 | 1,633,943 | 64% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on July 3, 2 $5,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on September 27.
- September 27, 20261 claimed · 2 left
- August 14, 20261 claimed · 3 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 5 times the average for Florida's $20 games (0.3% a week).
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
- Florida
- Game Number
- 1640
- Ticket Price
- $20
- Start Date
- 7/1/2026
- Payout %
- 78.8%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/14/2026
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Every $20 ticket in Florida
All 11 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEGA BUCKS (this game) | 81 | 1 in 2.98 | 78.8% | $5M · 2 | 1.5% |
| 200X THE CASH | 79 | 1 in 2.96 | 77.7% | $5M · 4 | - |
| Mega 7s | 75 | 1 in 3.33 | 77.5% | $5M · 2 | 1.4% |
| The Perfect Gift | 72 | 1 in 2.79 | 77.2% | $5M · 2 | 0.0% |
| $1,000,000 HOLIDAY CA$H | 64 | 1 in 2.68 | 76.9% | $1M · 1 | 0.2% |
| $5MM Crossword Cash | 63 | 1 in 2.90 | 79.8% | $5M · 0 | 0.4% |
| $5,000,000 Triple Match | 57 | 1 in 2.85 | 79.4% | $5M · 0 | 0.0% |
| $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY | 56 | 1 in 2.93 | 76.0% | $5M · 1 | 0.3% |
| $10,000 A Week For Life | 55 | 1 in 2.96 | 75.9% | $7.8M · 1 | 0.2% |
| MONOPOLY™ SECRET VAULT | 55 | 1 in 2.95 | 78.0% | $5M · 0 | 0.1% |
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.