At a glance
Just A Buck is a $1 ticket from the Kansas Lottery. It went on sale on October 5, 2026. On ValueScore it earns 48/100 (Fair), good for 3rd out of 5 $1 tickets in Kansas.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.99
Exp. Value
No Data
Top Prize
$100
Top Prizes Left
3,770
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
48 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Not enough data to calculate expected value for this game.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Left |
|---|---|
| $100 | 3,770 |
| $20 | 3,814 |
| $5 | 25,195 |
| $2 | 100,427 |
| $1 | 213,817 |
Kansas only publishes the number of unclaimed prizes at its top prize levels, not the original prize counts. Totals and percent-remaining are unavailable, and smaller prizes are not itemized.
Free tickets remaining: 125,805 (a free replay, $0 value, not counted in the prize stats)
ValueScore™ Breakdown
48
VALUESCORE
Fair
48
out of 100
Expected Value
0/40
Prize Quality
15/25
Win Frequency
6/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026
Game Details
- State
- Kansas
- Game Number
- 498
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 10/5/2026
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.99 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Just A Buck scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Just A Buck scores 48/100 (Fair) and is 3rd out of 5 $1 tickets in Kansas. Higher-rated $1 tickets are listed on the Kansas rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Just A Buck scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Just A Buck are 1 in 3.99. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Just A Buck?
The top prize for Just A Buck is $100. As of our latest update, 3,770 top prizes remain unclaimed.
When was Just A Buck released?
Just A Buck was released by the Kansas Lottery on October 5, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $1 ticket in Kansas
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Dash | 57 | 1 in 3.62 | $2K · 6 |
| 7-11-21 | 49 | 1 in 3.98 | $2K · 7 |
| Just A Buck (this game) | 48 | 1 in 3.99 | $100 · 3,770 |
| Hit $50 | 42 | 1 in 4.06 | $50 · 2,151 |
| 10x | 22 | 1 in 4.02 | $10K · 2 |