Ranked 69th of 77 Tickets in Iowa
Ending Soon!Words That WinIowa Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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33
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
At a glance
Ending Soon!Words That Win is one of the Iowa Lottery's $3 games. Its ValueScore of 33/100 (Below Avg) makes it 12th out of 13 $3 tickets in Iowa. It pays back about $0.61 per $1 on average, in line with Iowa's other $3 games.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.80
Exp. Value
$0.61
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$30,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
37%
ValueScore™
33 / 100
Below Avg
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.61↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #69 of the 77 active games we track in Iowa. Check the higher-ranked games in Iowa first.
Why
↓Wins are infrequent: about a 26% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.80), lower than most games.
- Just $0.61 of every $1 comes back on average, trailing most games.
- Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 125,686 | 7 | 3 | 43% |
| $3,000 | 1 in 125,686 | 7 | 2 | 29% |
| $500 | 1 in 13,131 | 67 | 26 | 39% |
| $50 | 1 in 724 | 1,216 | 447 | 37% |
| $30 | 1 in 546 | - | Not reported | - |
| $20 | 1 in 100 | - | Not reported | - |
| $12 | 1 in 50 | - | Not reported | - |
| $10 | 1 in 50 | - | Not reported | - |
| $6 | 1 in 50 | - | Not reported | - |
| $5 | 1 in 25 | - | Not reported | - |
| $3 | 1 in 7 | - | Not reported | - |
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.
Prize History
Top prizes left
All 3 $30,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.
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3
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
33
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
33
out of 100
Expected Value
10/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- Iowa
- Game Number
- 717
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 11/5/2024
- Payout %
- 61.1%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/11/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Ending Soon!Words That Win scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Ending Soon!Words That Win scores 33/100 (Below Average) and is 12th out of 13 $3 tickets in Iowa. It pays back about $0.61 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Ending Soon!Words That Win scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Ending Soon!Words That Win are 1 in 3.80. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Ending Soon!Words That Win?
The top prize for Ending Soon!Words That Win is $30,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Ending Soon!Words That Win?
Based on our latest data, 37% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 478 out of 1,297 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.
Every $3 ticket in Iowa
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossword Gold | 59 | 1 in 3.82 | 62.8% | $30K · 9 |
| One-Word Crossword | 56 | 1 in 3.82 | 62.8% | $30K · 11 |
| Ending Soon!Bullseye Cash | 55 | 1 in 3.11 | 62.7% | $30K · 3 |
| Pirate's Treasure | 49 | 1 in 3.51 | 62.1% | $30K · 5 |
| Ending Soon!Retro Bolts | 47 | 1 in 3.67 | 62.2% | $30K · 5 |
| UNO™ | 43 | 1 in 3.79 | 62.3% | $30K · 6 |
| Ending Soon!Full of 300s | 41 | 1 in 3.57 | 61.9% | $300 · 26 |
| $30,000 Crossword | 40 | 1 in 3.52 | 62.8% | $30K · 43 |
| Ending Soon!Word Games | 35 | 1 in 3.81 | 62.2% | $30K · 3 |
| Ending Soon!Words That Win (this game) | 33 | 1 in 3.80 | 61.1% | $30K · 3 |