At a glance
Holiday Money Drop is a $2 ticket from the Montana Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 17/100 (Poor), good for 5th out of 6 $2 tickets in Montana. It pays back about $0.57 per $1 on average, in line with Montana's other $2 games.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.11
Exp. Value
$0.57
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$10,000
Top Prizes Left
-
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
17 / 100
Poor
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.57↓
POOR VALUE
Weak value right now at #33 of the 44 active games we track in Montana. Check the higher-ranked games in Montana first.
Why
↓Expected value of $0.57 per $1 is below average. Less comes back per dollar than most games.
- Wins are infrequent: about a 24% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.11), lower than most games.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Left |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 59,450 | Not reported |
| $1,000 | 1 in 39,633 | Not reported |
| $100 | 1 in 7,431 | Not reported |
| $50 | 1 in 668 | Not reported |
| $20 | 1 in 151 | Not reported |
| $10 | 1 in 40 | Not reported |
| $4 | 1 in 33 | Not reported |
| $2 | 1 in 6 | Not reported |
Montana does not publish remaining-prize counts, so every tier shows “Not reported”.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
17
VALUESCORE
Poor
17
out of 100
Expected Value
10/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026
Game Details
- State
- Montana
- Game Number
- 1423
- Ticket Price
- $2
- Payout %
- 57.2%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.11 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 Holiday Money Drop scratch-off a good buy?
No. Holiday Money Drop scores 17/100 (Poor) and is 5th out of 6 $2 tickets in Montana, among the weakest tickets in Montana. It pays back about $0.57 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Holiday Money Drop scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Holiday Money Drop are 1 in 4.11. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
Every $2 ticket in Montana
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tic Tac Bonus | 30 | 1 in 3.95 | 58.6% | $10K |
| Deluxe Super Hot 7’s | 21 | 1 in 3.92 | 57.4% | $18K |
| Bring On The Bingo | 21 | 1 in 4.38 | 57.9% | $12K |
| Bingo Blitz | 19 | 1 in 4.65 | 58.1% | $12K |
| Holiday Money Drop (this game) | 17 | 1 in 4.11 | 57.2% | $10K |
| The $14,000 Montana Crossword | 16 | 1 in 4.70 | 58.0% | $14K |