At a glance
Big Time Cash is one of the Montana Lottery's $20 games. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.13 are the best of the 4 $20 tickets Montana sells. Its expected return of $0.57 per $1 sits $0.02 below the typical $20 ticket in Montana.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.13
Exp. Value
$0.57
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
-
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
32 / 100
Below Avg
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.57↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 24th out of 44 Montana scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 2 other $20 Montana games ranked higher.
Why
↓At $0.57 returned per $1, this game pays back less than most scratch-offs.
- At 1 in 3.13 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Left |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 80,280 | Not reported |
| $25,000 | 1 in 160,560 | Not reported |
| $10,000 | 1 in 80,280 | Not reported |
| $1,000 | 1 in 40,140 | Not reported |
| $500 | 1 in 4,014 | Not reported |
| $250 | 1 in 6,690 | Not reported |
| $200 | 1 in 985 | Not reported |
| $100 | 1 in 112 | Not reported |
| $75 | 1 in 2,470 | Not reported |
| $50 | 1 in 48 | Not reported |
| $30 | 1 in 11 | Not reported |
Montana does not publish remaining-prize counts, so every tier shows “Not reported”.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
32
out of 100
Expected Value
11/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
19/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026
Game Details
- State
- Montana
- Game Number
- 1391
- Ticket Price
- $20
- Payout %
- 57.4%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
Compare
Compare this game with another →Official Source
View on Montana Lottery ↗ Limited Data
Montana publishes official odds and prize amounts but not prize inventory (how many of each prize were printed or remain), so we can't show how many prizes are left or score prize inventory for this game. The odds shown are official, not estimated.
Simulate This Game
Run a virtual scratch-off using this game's real odds.
Image Credit: Montana Lottery
$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.13 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 Big Time Cash scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Big Time Cash scores 32/100 (Below Average) and is 3rd out of 4 $20 tickets in Montana. It pays back about $0.57 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Big Time Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Big Time Cash are 1 in 3.13. 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 | 35 | 1 in 3.38 | 58.6% | $500K |
| Big Time Cash (this game) | 32 | 1 in 3.13 | 57.4% | $500K |
| $2,000,000 Extreme Cash Blowout | 0 | 1 in 8.20 | - | $200 |