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Ranked 7th of 54 Tickets in Kentucky

Cash BonusKentucky Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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68
VALUESCORE
Good
$20KentuckyGame #987GREEN
At a glance

Cash Bonus costs $20 a ticket from the Kentucky Lottery. No $20 ticket in Kentucky has better overall odds: 1 in 2.61, against 11 others at that price. Prizes of $10,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 70,588 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.61
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
37%
ValueScore™
68 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
It is 4th of Kentucky's 12 $20 tickets, in the top third, with better-than-average value overall.
Why
↑Winning tickets come up at a 38% clip (1 in 2.61), above the norm.
  • Expected value lands near the pack at $0.73 per $1 spent.
  • This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500,000
0 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 600K
All claimed
$10,000
6 of 15 left
launch odds 1 in 80K
now ~1 in 74K
$1,000
51 of 150 left
launch odds 1 in 8,000
now ~1 in 8,761
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
$500,0001 in 600,00020Claimed
$10,0001 in 80,000156
40%
$1,0001 in 8,00015051
34%
$5001 in 8001,500567
38%
$2501 in 3453,4801,319
38%
$1001 in 8015,0005,552
37%
$751 in 3040,00014,791
37%
$501 in 3040,00014,997
37%
$251 in 6200,00074,404
37%
$201 in 8160,00059,650
37%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$17,620,000
Current Prize Pool
$6,191,725
Payout Percentage
35.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
171,337

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,200,000
Estimated Remaining
446,823
% Remaining
37.2%
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

No $500,000 top prizes have been left since May 21, when our records for it began.

10
0
May 21October 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 Kentucky's $20 games (0.7% 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

68
VALUESCORE
Good
68
out of 100
Expected Value
31/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
20/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
987
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
5/15/2025
Payout %
73.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.61 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cash Bonus scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Cash Bonus scores 68/100 (Good) and is 4th of the 12 active $20 games in Kentucky. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Cash Bonus scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cash Bonus are 1 in 2.61. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cash Bonus?
The top prize for Cash Bonus is $500,000. 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 Cash Bonus?
Based on our latest data, 37% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 171,337 out of 460,147 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in Kentucky

All 12 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Maximum Money Blowout751 in 8.5275.0%$2K · 1,379-
Lucky Streak731 in 2.6373.5%$750K · 10.1%
Jackson721 in 2.6873.5%$500K · 00.2%
Cash Bonus (this game)681 in 2.6173.4%$500K · 00.0%
Double Up661 in 3.5873.5%$500K · 10.0%
Mega Bonus Blowout641 in 9.9373.5%$2K · 512-
Money Maker621 in 3.7373.5%$500K · 01.2%
Mega Cash611 in 3.1473.4%$670K · 20.1%
24K Gold611 in 3.9573.5%$500K · 12.1%
Wild Cash 200X511 in 3.4973.4%$1.0M · 00.0%

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.