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Ranked 35th of 57 Tickets in Kentucky

Kentucky JackpotKentucky Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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44
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5KentuckyGame #966GREEN
At a glance

Kentucky Jackpot is a $5 ticket from the Kentucky Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 44/100 (Fair), good for 10th out of 18 $5 tickets in Kentucky. The top prize is $125,000.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.52
Exp. Value
No Data
Top Prize
$125,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
44 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Not enough data to calculate expected value for this game.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeLeft
$125,0001
$1,00012
$50041
$1004,332
$5014,342
$2026,642
$1526,715
$10160,421
$5150,457
Kentucky 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.

Prize History

Top prizes left

The one $125,000 top prize left on May 21, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
May 21Our records begin1
November 7Latest count, none claimed1

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

44
VALUESCORE
Fair
44
out of 100
Expected Value
0/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
14/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

Game Number
966
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
1/9/2025
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.52 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Kentucky Jackpot scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Kentucky Jackpot scores 44/100 (Fair) and is 10th out of 18 $5 tickets in Kentucky. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Kentucky rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Kentucky Jackpot scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Kentucky Jackpot are 1 in 3.52. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Kentucky Jackpot?
The top prize for Kentucky Jackpot is $125,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.

Every $5 ticket in Kentucky

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation711 in 3.5771.4%$100K · 38.4%
Fun 5's671 in 3.8071.3%$75K · 42.4%
Cash Overload561 in 4.1171.3%$50K · 32.7%
Queen of Hearts551 in 3.8970.0%$125K · 20.2%
Chills & Bills541 in 3.7171.4%$50K · 25.7%
Did I Win?521 in 4.0970.0%$50K · 40.3%
Mega Super Hot 7s521 in 3.29-$78K · 1-
Strike It Rich501 in 3.6770.0%$75K · 20.2%
King of Spades481 in 4.1170.0%$500 · 3,8400.2%
Kentucky Jackpot (this game)441 in 3.52-$125K · 1-

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.