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Ranked 48th of 66 Tickets in Mississippi

Emerald 8sMississippi Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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31
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2MississippiGame #230GREEN
At a glance

Emerald 8s is one of the Mississippi Lottery's $2 games. Only 10% of its prizes are still unclaimed. At launch, about 1 in 143,470 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.54
Exp. Value
$0.64
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
10%
ValueScore™
31 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.64
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #48 of the 66 active games we track in Mississippi. Check the higher-ranked games in Mississippi first.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.
  • About a 22% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 4.54), in line with most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$20,000
0 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 502K
All claimed
$2,000
0 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 201K
All claimed
$200
14 of 169 left
launch odds 1 in 5,943
now ~1 in 7,468
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

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$20,00020Claimed
$2,00050Claimed
$20016914
8%
$10069053
8%
$502,686148
6%
$206,682591
9%
$1020,0861,811
9%
$590,4498,389
9%
$2100,44012,022
12%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$1,274,725
Current Prize Pool
$111,419
Payout Percentage
8.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
23,028

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,004,289
Estimated Remaining
104,547
% Remaining
10.4%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

The last $20,000 top prize was reported claimed on April 12. 1 was left on March 6, when our records for it began.

10
1
0
March 6October 19
  • April 12, 20261 claimed · 0 left

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 Mississippi's $2 games (0.8% 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

31
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
31
out of 100
Expected Value
18/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
230
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
1/6/2026
Payout %
63.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.54 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Emerald 8s scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Emerald 8s scores 31/100 (Below Average) and is 11th out of 20 $2 tickets in Mississippi. It pays back about $0.64 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Emerald 8s scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Emerald 8s are 1 in 4.54. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Emerald 8s?
The top prize for Emerald 8s is $20,000. 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 Emerald 8s?
Based on our latest data, 10% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 23,028 out of 221,209 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

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Emerald 8s (this game)311 in 4.5463.5%$20K · 00.1%

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.