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Ranked 45th of 60 Tickets in Indiana

EMERALD MINEIndiana Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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41
VALUESCORE
Fair
$20IndianaGame #2558GREEN
At a glance

EMERALD MINE is a $20 ticket from the Indiana Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 41/100 (Fair), good for 11th out of 11 $20 tickets in Indiana. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.63 trail the 1 in 3.71 typical of Indiana's $20 games. It has been on sale since October 2024, and 32% of its prizes are still unclaimed. None of its winning tickets pays $20 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.63
Exp. Value
$0.72
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
32%
ValueScore™
41 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.72
→
AVERAGE
At 45th out of 60 Indiana scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→A leaner 22% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.63), below most games.
  • Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • The prize pool is about half spent, half still in circulation.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 970K
now ~1 in 938K
$5,000
12 of 24 left
launch odds 1 in 121K
now ~1 in 78K
$2,500
26 of 72 left
launch odds 1 in 40K
now ~1 in 36K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$500,00031
33%
$5,0002412
50%
$2,5007226
36%
$5005,5741,762
32%
$20026,6868,435
32%
$100135,87443,179
32%
$50242,63080,163
33%
$30218,10069,047
32%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$42,186,100
Current Prize Pool
$13,590,460
Payout Percentage
32.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
202,625

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,910,540
Estimated Remaining
937,652
% Remaining
32.2%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is the lottery’s published print run. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

The one $500,000 top prize left on March 6, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

10
1
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Indiana's $20 games (0.5% 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

41
VALUESCORE
Fair
41
out of 100
Expected Value
21/40
Prize Quality
8/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Indiana
Game Number
2558
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
10/1/2024
Payout %
72.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.63 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the EMERALD MINE scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. EMERALD MINE scores 41/100 (Fair) and is 11th out of 11 $20 tickets in Indiana. It pays back about $0.72 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $20 tickets are listed on the Indiana rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the EMERALD MINE scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with EMERALD MINE are 1 in 4.63. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for EMERALD MINE?
The top prize for EMERALD MINE is $500,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in EMERALD MINE?
Based on our latest data, 32% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 202,625 out of 628,963 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in Indiana

All 11 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
MONEY BAG MULTIPLIER941 in 3.5886.3%$500K · 31.5%
HIGH ROLLER721 in 4.6672.5%$500K · 3-
CA$HWORD721 in 3.4372.8%$500K · 10.5%
DIAMOND 7s691 in 3.8072.8%$570K · 10.7%
20X THE MONEY681 in 3.5686.7%$500K · 10.5%
POWER BLITZ661 in 3.7772.9%$500K · 10.4%
LADY LUCK641 in 3.7573.0%$500K · 10.2%
ELECTRIC 7s591 in 3.5872.5%$577K · 10.2%
RED HOT MILLIONS481 in 3.6872.8%$2M · 10.0%
EMERALD MINE (this game)411 in 4.6372.4%$500K · 10.0%

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.