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Ranked 59th of 66 Tickets in Mississippi

Wonder BucksMississippi Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Mississippi Lottery
23
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2MississippiGame #157GREEN
At a glance

Wonder Bucks is one of the Mississippi Lottery's $2 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $20,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 439,062, from 1 in 853,830 at launch. Its ValueScore of 23/100 (Below Avg) makes it 18th out of 20 $2 tickets in Mississippi.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.91
Exp. Value
$0.63
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
26%
ValueScore™
23 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.63
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #59 of the 66 active games we track in Mississippi.
Why
↓At 1 in 4.91, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 854K at launch, about 1 in 439K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $20,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Expected value of $0.63 per $1 is below average. Less comes back per dollar than most games.
  • Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$20,000
1 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 854K
now ~1 in 439K
$2,000
2 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 285K
now ~1 in 220K
$500
6 of 14 left
launch odds 1 in 122K
now ~1 in 73K
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
$20,00021
50%
$2,00062
33%
$500146
43%
$20011522
19%
$1001,137226
20%
$405,1381,111
22%
$2014,2283,154
22%
$1517,0843,741
22%
$1036,9688,593
23%
$5102,40025,547
25%
$2170,70047,019
28%

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
$2,165,120
Current Prize Pool
$525,338
Payout Percentage
24.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
89,422

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,707,659
Estimated Remaining
439,062
% Remaining
25.7%
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 one $20,000 top prize left on March 6, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

10
1
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than 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

23
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
23
out of 100
Expected Value
8/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
157
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
1/7/2025
Payout %
63.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.91 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Wonder Bucks scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Wonder Bucks scores 23/100 (Below Average) and is 18th out of 20 $2 tickets in Mississippi. It pays back about $0.63 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Wonder Bucks scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Wonder Bucks are 1 in 4.91. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Wonder Bucks?
The top prize for Wonder Bucks is $20,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Wonder Bucks?
Based on our latest data, 26% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 89,422 out of 347,792 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

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Wonder Bucks (this game)231 in 4.9163.4%$20K · 10.3%

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.