King of SpadesKentucky Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
King of Spades costs $5 a ticket from the Kentucky Lottery. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.11 trail the 1 in 3.71 typical of Kentucky's $5 games. It pays back about $0.70 per $1 on average, in line with Kentucky's other $5 games.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Expected value of $0.70 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 667 | 6,120 | 3,876 | 63% |
| $100 | 1 in 750 | 5,440 | 3,440 | 63% |
| $40 | 1 in 96 | 42,500 | 26,639 | 63% |
| $20 | 1 in 50 | 81,600 | 51,290 | 63% |
| $15 | 1 in 50 | 81,600 | 51,311 | 63% |
| $10 | 1 in 9 | 448,800 | 283,403 | 63% |
| $5 | 1 in 13 | 326,400 | 207,492 | 64% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on May 17, 2,257 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 3,876. The most recent was on October 19.
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Kentucky's $5 games (1.3% 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
Game Details
- State
- Kentucky
- Game Number
- 136
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 5/14/2026
- Payout %
- 70.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fun 5's | 65 | 1 in 3.80 | 71.3% | $75K · 4 | 3.1% |
| Chills & Bills | 57 | 1 in 3.71 | 71.4% | $50K · 2 | 7.2% |
| Cash Overload | 56 | 1 in 4.11 | 71.3% | $50K · 3 | 3.4% |
| Queen of Hearts | 53 | 1 in 3.89 | 70.0% | $125K · 2 | 0.2% |
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| Ghostbusters™ | 51 | 1 in 3.31 | - | $50K · 1 | - |
| Did I Win? | 50 | 1 in 4.09 | 70.0% | $50K · 4 | 0.3% |
| Strike It Rich | 48 | 1 in 3.67 | 70.0% | $75K · 2 | 0.3% |
| King of Spades (this game) | 47 | 1 in 4.11 | 70.0% | $500 · 3,876 | 0.3% |
| Kentucky Jackpot | 41 | 1 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.