Ranked 46th of 77 Tickets in Iowa
Ending Soon!Retro BoltsIowa Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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47
VALUESCORE
Fair
At a glance
Ending Soon!Retro Bolts costs $3 a ticket from the Iowa Lottery. It pays back about $0.62 per $1 on average, in line with Iowa's other $3 games. With a ValueScore of 47/100 (Fair), it is 5th of the 13 active $3 games in Iowa.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.67
Exp. Value
$0.62
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$30,000
Top Prizes Left
5
Prizes Remaining
50%
ValueScore™
47 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.62→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 5th of the 13 active $3 games in Iowa.
Why
→Just $0.62 of every $1 comes back on average, trailing most games.
- At 1 in 3.67, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
- Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 120,500 | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 62,750 | 14 | 5 | 36% |
| $500 | 1 in 4,774 | 184 | 94 | 51% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,566 | 561 | 282 | 50% |
| $50 | 1 in 606 | 1,449 | 727 | 50% |
| $20 | 1 in 100 | - | Not reported | - |
| $15 | 1 in 50 | - | Not reported | - |
| $10 | 1 in 100 | - | Not reported | - |
| $5 | 1 in 33 | - | Not reported | - |
| $3 | 1 in 5 | - | Not reported | - |
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$444,550
Current Prize Pool
$266,550
Payout Percentage
60.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,113
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
8,129
Estimated Remaining
4,085
% Remaining
50.2%
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 5 $30,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.
54
5
March 6October 19
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
47
VALUESCORE
Fair
47
out of 100
Expected Value
13/40
Prize Quality
15/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- Iowa
- Game Number
- 750
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 9/3/2025
- Payout %
- 62.2%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/11/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Ending Soon!Retro Bolts scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Ending Soon!Retro Bolts scores 47/100 (Fair) and is 5th of Iowa's 13 $3 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.62 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $3 tickets are listed on the Iowa rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Ending Soon!Retro Bolts scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Ending Soon!Retro Bolts are 1 in 3.67. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Ending Soon!Retro Bolts?
The top prize for Ending Soon!Retro Bolts is $30,000. As of our latest update, 5 top prizes remain unclaimed.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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