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Ranked 34th of 57 Tickets in Kentucky

Witches Brew BucksKentucky Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Kentucky Lottery
44
VALUESCORE
Fair
$3KentuckyGame #156GREEN
At a glance

The Kentucky Lottery sells Witches Brew Bucks as a $3 ticket. By our estimate the $30,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 173,453 per ticket, down from 1 in 480,000. 57% of its winning tickets pay $3 or less, no more than the ticket cost.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.80
Exp. Value
$0.67
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$30,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
36%
ValueScore™
44 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.67
→
AVERAGE
At 34th out of 57 Kentucky scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Expected value of $0.67 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 480K at launch, about 1 in 173K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $30,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • About a 26% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.80), in line with most games.
  • The prize pool is about half spent, half still in circulation.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7
$30,000
3 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 480K
now ~1 in 173K
$2,000
7 of 27 left
launch odds 1 in 53K
now ~1 in 74K
$500
26 of 101 left
launch odds 1 in 14K
now ~1 in 20K
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
$30,0001 in 480,00033
100%
$2,0001 in 60,000277
26%
$5001 in 15,00010126
26%
$3001 in 7,50019356
29%
$1001 in 1,4121,023316
31%
$501 in 4003,6691,177
32%
$301 in 10014,5864,829
33%
$201 in 10014,6444,811
33%
$151 in 5029,3039,728
33%
$51 in 14102,52336,677
36%
$31 in 7219,56081,722
37%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,879,450
Current Prize Pool
$1,039,811
Payout Percentage
36.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
139,352

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,440,000
Estimated Remaining
520,358
% Remaining
36.1%
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 3 $30,000 top prizes left at launch on September 11 are still unclaimed.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
September 11Launched3
November 7Latest count, none claimed3

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 6.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 15 times the average for Kentucky's $3 games (0.4% 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

44
VALUESCORE
Fair
44
out of 100
Expected Value
7/40
Prize Quality
18/25
Win Frequency
10/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

Game Number
156
Ticket Price
$3
Start Date
9/10/2026
Payout %
66.7%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.80 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Witches Brew Bucks scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Witches Brew Bucks scores 44/100 (Fair) and is 2nd of Kentucky's 6 $3 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.67 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $3 tickets are listed on the Kentucky rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Witches Brew Bucks scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Witches Brew Bucks are 1 in 3.80. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Witches Brew Bucks?
The top prize for Witches Brew Bucks is $30,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Witches Brew Bucks?
Based on our latest data, 36% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 139,352 out of 385,632 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.
When was Witches Brew Bucks released?
Witches Brew Bucks was released by the Kentucky Lottery on September 10, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.

Every $3 ticket in Kentucky

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Peppermint Payout X3521 in 4.0666.6%$40K · 36.8%
Witches Brew Bucks (this game)441 in 3.8066.7%$30K · 36.4%
Wild Cash 30X291 in 3.4965.4%$30K · 10.0%
Bingo Crossword241 in 3.8965.5%$40K · 00.4%
Electric Diamonds221 in 3.9865.5%$50K · 20.1%
Super 7's191 in 4.0565.5%$50K · 01.2%

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.