Ranked 26th of 45 Tickets in Ontario
Instant Money MachineOntario Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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47
VALUESCORE
Fair
At a glance
Instant Money Machine is one of Ontario's CA$5 games. It pays back about CA$0.67 per CA$1 on average, in line with Ontario's other CA$5 games. Its ValueScore of 47/100 (Fair) makes it 4th among the 11 CA$5 games Ontario sells.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.75
Exp. Value
CA$0.67
per CA$1 spent
Top Prize
CA$100,000
Top Prizes Left
4 / 5
Prizes Remaining
66%
ValueScore™
47 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.67→
AVERAGE
At 26th out of 45 Ontario scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Expected value lands near the pack at $0.67 per $1 spent.
- At 1 in 3.75, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
- 4 of 5 top prizes are still unclaimed, and the mid-tier pool holds up too.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA$10,000 | 1 in 1,713,404 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| CA$5,000 | 1 in 2,855,673 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| CA$1,000 | 1 in 259,607 | 33 | 29 | 88% |
| CA$200 | 1 in 51,921 | 165 | 139 | 84% |
| CA$150 | 1 in 23,154 | 370 | 319 | 86% |
| CA$100 | 1 in 614 | 13,952 | 9,141 | 66% |
| CA$50 | 1 in 1,129 | 7,588 | Not reported | - |
| CA$20 | 1 in 14 | 631,205 | Not reported | - |
| CA$15 | 1 in 933 | 9,180 | Not reported | - |
| CA$10 | 1 in 10 | 848,930 | Not reported | - |
| CA$5 | 1 in 11 | 771,033 | Not reported | - |
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
CA$1,581,700
Current Prize Pool
CA$1,068,750
Payout Percentage
67.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
9,634
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
8,567,020
Estimated Remaining
5,681,076
% Remaining
66.3%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is the lottery’s published print run. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since July 21, when our records for it began, one CA$100,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 4. The most recent was on September 28.
53
5
4
July 21October 19
- September 28, 20261 claimed · 4 left
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
47
VALUESCORE
Fair
47
out of 100
Expected Value
9/40
Prize Quality
19/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- Ontario
- Game Number
- 3500
- Ticket Price
- CA$5
- Payout %
- 66.9%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
Official Source
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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.75 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 Instant Money Machine scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Instant Money Machine scores 47/100 (Fair) and is 4th among the 11 CA$5 games Ontario sells. It pays back about CA$0.67 for every CA$1 spent. Higher-rated CA$5 tickets are listed on the Ontario rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Instant Money Machine scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Instant Money Machine are 1 in 3.75. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Instant Money Machine?
The top prize for Instant Money Machine is CA$100,000. As of our latest update, 4 of 5 top prizes remain unclaimed.
Every CA$5 ticket in Ontario
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingo Doubler | 63 | 1 in 3.75 | 66.9% | CA$100K · 5 of 5 |
| Wild Side | 60 | 1 in 3.99 | 66.9% | CA$100K · 6 of 6 |
| Crossword Tripler | 57 | 1 in 3.76 | 66.9% | CA$100K · 10 of 10 |
| Instant Money Machine (this game) | 47 | 1 in 3.75 | 66.9% | CA$100K · 4 of 5 |
| Xwords | 46 | 1 in 3.66 | 66.9% | CA$100K · 2 of 6 |
| $300 Boom | 44 | 1 in 4.16 | 67.0% | CA$300 · 7,500 of 12,297 |
| The Big Spin | 39 | 1 in 3.73 | 66.9% | CA$500K · 2 of 3 |
| 5X The Cash | 37 | 1 in 3.88 | 66.9% | CA$100K · 3 of 6 |
| Wild Cash Multiplier | 27 | 1 in 3.85 | 67.1% | CA$100K · 2 of 6 |
| Plinko® | 27 | 1 in 3.80 | 67.0% | CA$500K · 0 of 2 |