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Ranked 62nd of 66 Tickets in Mississippi

It Takes 2Mississippi Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Mississippi Lottery
15
VALUESCORE
Poor
$2MississippiGame #175GREEN
At a glance

It Takes 2 is one of the Mississippi Lottery's $2 games. Only 8% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Its ValueScore of 15/100 (Poor) makes it 19th out of 20 $2 tickets in Mississippi. It has been on sale since July 2024.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.65
Exp. Value
$0.64
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
8%
ValueScore™
15 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.64
↓
POOR VALUE
It is 19th of the 20 active $2 games in Mississippi, so most $2 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • At 1 in 4.65, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • Expected value of $0.64 per $1 is below average. Less comes back per dollar than most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$20,000
0 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 557K
All claimed
$2,000
0 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 279K
All claimed
$500
1 of 42 left
launch odds 1 in 40K
now ~1 in 142K
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
$20,00030Claimed
$2,00060Claimed
$500421
2%
$10084361
7%
$5059332
5%
$251,35244
3%
$208,379845
10%
$1522,2691,153
5%
$1050,1744,745
9%
$5108,6777,552
7%
$2167,20516,114
10%

2nd Chance Drawing · separate drawing, not an instant win

PrizeRemaining
$20,0001
Won by entering non-winning tickets in Mississippi's 2nd Chance drawing. Not part of this game's odds, expected value, or ValueScore.

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,121,900
Current Prize Pool
$160,933
Payout Percentage
7.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
30,547

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,671,875
Estimated Remaining
142,044
% Remaining
8.5%
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

No $20,000 top prizes have been left since March 6, when our records for it began.

10
0
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% 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

15
VALUESCORE
Poor
15
out of 100
Expected Value
10/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
175
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
7/2/2024
Payout %
63.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.65 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the It Takes 2 scratch-off a good buy?
No. It Takes 2 scores 15/100 (Poor) and is 19th out of 20 $2 tickets in Mississippi, among the weakest tickets in Mississippi. It pays back about $0.64 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the It Takes 2 scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with It Takes 2 are 1 in 4.65. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for It Takes 2?
The top prize for It Takes 2 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 It Takes 2?
Based on our latest data, 8% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 30,547 out of 359,543 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

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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.