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Ranked 38th of 57 Tickets in Kentucky

Emerald 10'sKentucky Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Kentucky Lottery
41
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10KentuckyGame #138GREEN
At a glance

The Kentucky Lottery sells Emerald 10's as a $10 ticket. At a ValueScore of 41/100 (Fair), it is 10th of the 12 active $10 games in Kentucky. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.95 trail the 1 in 3.46 typical of Kentucky's $10 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.95
Exp. Value
$0.72
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$150,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
25%
ValueScore™
41 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.72
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #38 of the 57 active games we track in Kentucky.
Why
→Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.
  • At 1 in 3.95, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7
$150,000
0 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 680K
All claimed
$1,000
3 of 12 left
launch odds 1 in 170K
now ~1 in 172K
$500
549 of 2,142 left
launch odds 1 in 952
now ~1 in 939
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

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$150,0001 in 680,00030Claimed
$1,0001 in 170,000123
25%
$5001 in 9522,142549
26%
$2001 in 1,1431,785450
25%
$1001 in 19410,5402,609
25%
$501 in 8025,5006,378
25%
$251 in 12170,00042,834
25%
$201 in 7306,00077,618
25%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$14,589,000
Current Prize Pool
$3,570,510
Payout Percentage
24.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
130,441

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,040,000
Estimated Remaining
515,715
% Remaining
25.3%
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 last $150,000 top prize was reported claimed on October 31. 3 were left at launch on May 17.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
May 17Launched3
July 51 claimed2
September 71 claimed1
October 311 claimed0
November 7Latest count0

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 6 times the average for Kentucky's $10 games (0.3% a week). By tickets sold, it is the estimated #3 best seller of the 38 Kentucky tickets we can rank, at about 31,000 tickets 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
23/40
Prize Quality
6/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

Game Number
138
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
5/14/2026
Payout %
71.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.95 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Emerald 10's scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Emerald 10's scores 41/100 (Fair) and is 10th of the 12 active $10 games in Kentucky. It pays back about $0.72 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the Kentucky rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Emerald 10's scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Emerald 10's are 1 in 3.95. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Emerald 10's?
The top prize for Emerald 10's is $150,000. All top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in Emerald 10's?
Based on our latest data, 25% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 130,441 out of 515,982 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $10 ticket in Kentucky

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Holiday Riches771 in 3.8472.8%$200K · 29.0%
$600 Lion's Share731 in 3.1471.5%$600 · 9660.0%
$200,000 Lion's Share721 in 3.3871.5%$200K · 40.1%
Bluegrass Blowout661 in 3.1271.4%$200K · 80.2%
Black Diamond Dazzler611 in 3.4971.5%$250K · 10.2%
Hamilton581 in 3.4671.5%$200K · 10.3%
Big Bonus Blowout581 in 9.7672.4%$550 · 745-
Win Big571 in 3.3871.5%$200K · 21.0%
Wild Cash 100X501 in 3.4272.4%$250K · 00.1%
Emerald 10's (this game)411 in 3.9571.5%$150K · 01.5%

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.