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Ranked 66th of 66 Tickets in Mississippi

Lucky NumbersMississippi Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Mississippi Lottery
8
VALUESCORE
Poor
$1MississippiGame #204GREEN
At a glance

The Mississippi Lottery sells Lucky Numbers as a $1 ticket. At 1 in 4.82, its overall odds are the longest of Mississippi's 7 $1 games. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 12% of prizes remain. At a ValueScore of 8/100 (Poor), it is 7th of the 7 active $1 games in Mississippi.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.82
Exp. Value
$0.61
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
12%
ValueScore™
8 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.61
↓
POOR VALUE
It is 7th of the 7 active $1 games in Mississippi, so most $1 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Softer expected value here: only $0.61 of each $1 comes back as prizes.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 21% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.82), lower than most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$5,000
0 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 1.3M
All claimed
$500
0 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 252K
All claimed
$200
6 of 106 left
launch odds 1 in 24K
now ~1 in 52K
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
$5,00020Claimed
$500100Claimed
$2001066
6%
$10070440
6%
$501,49166
4%
$208,382631
8%
$1025,1462,095
8%
$567,0565,455
8%
$2167,64022,030
13%
$1251,46034,640
14%

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

PrizeRemaining
$5,0001
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
$1,522,270
Current Prize Pool
$148,045
Payout Percentage
9.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
64,963

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,516,026
Estimated Remaining
313,122
% Remaining
12.4%
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 $5,000 top prize was reported claimed on March 22. 1 was left on March 6, when our records for it began.

10
1
0
March 6October 19
  • March 22, 20261 claimed · 0 left

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 $1 games (1.4% 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

8
VALUESCORE
Poor
8
out of 100
Expected Value
2/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
204
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
10/7/2025
Payout %
60.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.82 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Lucky Numbers scratch-off a good buy?
No. Lucky Numbers scores 8/100 (Poor) and is 7th of the 7 active $1 games in Mississippi, among the weakest tickets in Mississippi. It pays back about $0.61 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Lucky Numbers scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Lucky Numbers are 1 in 4.82. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Lucky Numbers?
The top prize for Lucky Numbers is $5,000. 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 Lucky Numbers?
Based on our latest data, 12% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 64,963 out of 521,997 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $1 ticket in Mississippi

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Lucky 7s351 in 4.7560.5%$7K · 23.5%
Fast Bucks261 in 4.6160.6%$200 · 1512.2%
Hit $50221 in 4.7360.5%$500 · 112.0%
3 Times Lucky171 in 4.7560.1%$3K · 80.4%
Rapid Refund121 in 4.8260.5%$5K · 20.1%
Quick 7s111 in 4.7860.6%$7K · 00.0%
Lucky Numbers (this game)81 in 4.8260.5%$5K · 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.