Ranked 34th of 77 Tickets in Iowa
Ending Soon!IOWA™ BLACKOUTIowa Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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56
VALUESCORE
Fair
At a glance
Ending Soon!IOWA™ BLACKOUT costs $5 a ticket from the Iowa Lottery. It pays back about $0.64 per $1 on average, in line with Iowa's other $5 games. With a ValueScore of 56/100 (Fair), it is 7th of the 18 active $5 games in Iowa.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.40
Exp. Value
$0.64
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
44%
ValueScore™
56 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.64→
AVERAGE
A typical $5 ticket, ranked #34 of the 77 active games we track in Iowa.
Why
→Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.
- Inventory is about half depleted, but a fair number of prizes are still out there.
- Expected value of $0.64 per $1 is below average. Less comes back per dollar than most games.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 125,813 | 8 | 3 | 38% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 40,260 | 25 | 12 | 48% |
| $200 | 1 in 9,068 | 111 | 54 | 49% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,314 | 435 | 193 | 44% |
| $50 | 1 in 490 | 2,054 | 889 | 43% |
| $20 | 1 in 22 | - | Not reported | - |
| $10 | 1 in 11 | - | Not reported | - |
| $5 | 1 in 6 | - | Not reported | - |
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$593,400
Current Prize Pool
$236,550
Payout Percentage
39.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,151
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
8,952
Estimated Remaining
3,913
% Remaining
43.7%
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
Since March 6, when our records for it began, one $50,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on July 5.
42
4
3
March 6October 19
- July 5, 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
56
VALUESCORE
Fair
56
out of 100
Expected Value
23/40
Prize Quality
12/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- Iowa
- Game Number
- 761
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 8/5/2025
- Payout %
- 63.5%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/11/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Ending Soon!IOWA™ BLACKOUT scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Ending Soon!IOWA™ BLACKOUT scores 56/100 (Fair) and is 7th of the 18 active $5 games in Iowa. It pays back about $0.64 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Iowa rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Ending Soon!IOWA™ BLACKOUT scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Ending Soon!IOWA™ BLACKOUT are 1 in 3.40. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Ending Soon!IOWA™ BLACKOUT?
The top prize for Ending Soon!IOWA™ BLACKOUT is $50,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
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