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Ranked 15th of 54 Tickets in Kentucky

Mega CashKentucky Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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61
VALUESCORE
Good
$20KentuckyGame #997GREEN
At a glance

Mega Cash is one of the Kentucky Lottery's $20 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $670,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 153,120, from 1 in 300,000 at launch. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.14 beat the 1 in 3.59 typical of Kentucky's $20 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.14
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$670,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
26%
ValueScore™
61 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: #15 of the 54 active games we track in Kentucky.
Why
↑Wins hit often: about a 32% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.14), better than most games.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 300K at launch, about 1 in 153K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $670,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • You get back about $0.73 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$670,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 300K
now ~1 in 153K
$5,000
14 of 60 left
launch odds 1 in 20K
now ~1 in 22K
$1,000
82 of 300 left
launch odds 1 in 4,000
now ~1 in 3,735
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
$670,0001 in 300,00042
50%
$5,0001 in 20,0006014
23%
$1,0001 in 4,00030082
27%
$5001 in 5382,230544
24%
$2501 in 2355,1001,274
25%
$1001 in 4129,0007,188
25%
$501 in 3435,0008,824
25%
$301 in 4030,0007,699
26%
$251 in 8160,00040,885
26%
$201 in 10120,00030,896
26%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$17,620,000
Current Prize Pool
$5,113,515
Payout Percentage
29.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
97,408

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,200,000
Estimated Remaining
306,239
% Remaining
25.5%
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

All 2 $670,000 top prizes left on May 21, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

21
2
May 21October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% 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

61
VALUESCORE
Good
61
out of 100
Expected Value
29/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
18/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
997
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
8/7/2025
Payout %
73.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.14 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Mega Cash scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Mega Cash scores 61/100 (Good) and is 8th out of 12 $20 tickets in Kentucky. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Mega Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Mega Cash are 1 in 3.14. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Mega Cash?
The top prize for Mega Cash is $670,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Mega Cash?
Based on our latest data, 26% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 97,408 out of 381,694 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 Bonus681 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 Cash (this game)611 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.