At a glance
$500K Cash costs $20 a ticket from the Montana Lottery. It pays back about $0.59 per $1 on average, in line with Montana's other $20 games. With a ValueScore of 35/100 (Below Avg), it is 2nd of Montana's 4 $20 tickets, in the top third.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.38
Exp. Value
$0.59
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
-
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
35 / 100
Below Avg
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.59↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 22nd out of 44 Montana scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 1 other $20 Montana games ranked higher.
Why
↓Just $0.59 of every $1 comes back on average, trailing most games.
- Wins hit often: about a 30% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.38), better than most games.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Left |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 81,020 | Not reported |
| $25,000 | 1 in 81,020 | Not reported |
| $10,000 | 1 in 54,013 | Not reported |
| $1,000 | 1 in 23,149 | Not reported |
| $500 | 1 in 895 | Not reported |
| $250 | 1 in 794 | Not reported |
| $200 | 1 in 179 | Not reported |
| $100 | 1 in 533 | Not reported |
| $75 | 1 in 408 | Not reported |
| $50 | 1 in 123 | Not reported |
| $30 | 1 in 13 | Not reported |
Montana does not publish remaining-prize counts, so every tier shows “Not reported”.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
35
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
35
out of 100
Expected Value
16/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
17/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026
Game Details
- State
- Montana
- Game Number
- 1327
- Ticket Price
- $20
- Payout %
- 58.6%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.38 overall odds
Using launch odds. This game doesn't publish remaining-prize counts.
Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Launch-odds mode uses the original published odds, ignoring prizes already claimed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the $500K Cash scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. $500K Cash scores 35/100 (Below Average) and is 2nd among the 4 $20 games Montana sells. It pays back about $0.59 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $500K Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $500K Cash are 1 in 3.38. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
Every $20 ticket in Montana
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Money | 38 | 1 in 3.38 | 58.8% | $500K |
| $500K Cash (this game) | 35 | 1 in 3.38 | 58.6% | $500K |
| Big Time Cash | 32 | 1 in 3.13 | 57.4% | $500K |
| $2,000,000 Extreme Cash Blowout | 0 | 1 in 8.20 | - | $200 |