Arkansas scratch-off statistics
53 games on sale · average odds 1 in 3.80 · 221 top prizes of $10,000+ still out there
Arkansas at a glance
Updated November 7, 2026. These numbers cover every scratch-off Arkansas is selling right now.
What each ticket price gets you in Arkansas
More expensive tickets usually have better odds and pay back more of what you spend. Here is every Arkansas game grouped by ticket price.
| Price | Games | % of games | Average odds | Average payout | Average ValueScore™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 tickets | 9 | 17% | 1 in 4.66 | 62.0% | 29.9 |
| $2 tickets | 9 | 17% | 1 in 4.12 | 65.7% | 41.3 |
| $3 tickets | 5 | 9% | 1 in 3.63 | 67.7% | 49.7 |
| $5 tickets | 11 | 21% | 1 in 3.76 | 72.2% | 55.7 |
| $10 tickets | 13 | 25% | 1 in 3.48 | 75.6% | 61.1 |
| $20 tickets | 6 | 11% | 1 in 2.98 | 77.6% | 74.2 |
How much Arkansas spends on scratch-offs each year
These numbers come from the Arkansaslottery's own yearly reports. "FY" means fiscal year, the lottery's budget year. "Per person" is scratch-off sales divided by everyone who lives in the state (3,049,391 people), not just people who play. Population is from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025).
| Year | Scratch-off sales | All lottery sales | Scratch-off % | Per person | Money to the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $469.5M | $577.6M | 81.3% | $154 | $111.8M |
| FY2024 | $478.4M | $613.0M | 78.1% | $157 | $129.4M |
| FY2023 | $476.6M | $607.6M | 78.4% | $156 | $113.1M |
| FY2022 | $480.1M | $579.6M | 82.8% | $157 | $99.4M |
| FY2021 | $529.4M | $631.9M | 83.8% | $174 | $106.4M |
| FY2020 | $452.3M | $531.4M | 85.1% | $148 | $89.3M |
| FY2019 | $407.8M | $515.5M | 79.1% | $134 | $98.6M |
Scratch-off sales went up 15.1% over FY2019 to FY2025. That doesn't account for inflation, and some of the change comes from tickets getting more expensive, not from people buying more of them.
- Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FY2019 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2019)
- Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FY2020 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2020)
- Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FY2021 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2021)
- Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FY2022 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2022)
- Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FY2023 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2023)
- Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FY2024 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2024)
- Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FY2025 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2025)
Total sales is the lottery's "total games sales" line (instant plus draw). Arkansas also publishes a slightly larger "total operating revenues" figure that adds retailer fees and other revenue. The transfer column is total transfers to the scholarship beneficiary; before FY2022 those were split between an Education Trust Account and a Workforce Challenge Trust Account, which Act 636 of 2021 consolidated into the Lottery Scholarship Trust Account. Transfers move with accounting timing rather than tracking sales, so a year-over-year change in this column need not mirror the sales columns.
What Arkansas players bought in FY2025
Sales for every game in the Arkansas lottery's FY2025report, biggest first. "Share" is each game's part of the total.
| Game | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scratch-offsInstant ticket sales | $469.5M | 81.3% |
| Multi-state draw gamesPowerball | $22.0M | 3.8% |
| Mega Millions | $21.6M | 3.7% |
| Lucky for Life | $7.6M | 1.3% |
| In-state draw gamesFast Play | $16.2M | 2.8% |
| Cash 3 | $12.9M | 2.2% |
| LOTTO | $10.9M | 1.9% |
| Natural State Jackpot | $9.7M | 1.7% |
| Cash 4 | $7.1M | 1.2% |
| Total | $577.6M | 100% |
Fast Play is a terminal-printed instant game that Arkansas groups with its draw games.
How many Arkansas top prizes get claimed each month
We check how many prizes are left in every game, every day. This chart shows how many top prizes were claimed each month, across 43 games with a top prize of $10,000 or more. That's 136 top prizes claimed in total.
Top prizes claimed each month. We only count a new game from the day we started tracking it, so its first month can look low.
How Arkansas games score
Our ValueScore™ rates each game from 0 to 100. It looks at how much the game pays back, how good the prizes are, how often it wins, and how many big prizes are left. Games are scored against other games in Arkansas, so a high score means it's one of the better tickets in the state.
See every game ranked on the Arkansas ValueScore™ ranking, or compare Arkansas with other states on the all-states page.
Common questions
How many scratch-off games does Arkansas have?
Arkansas has 53 scratch-off games on sale right now, priced from $1 to $20. 13 new games came out in the last 90 days.
What are the average odds on a Arkansas scratch-off?
The average odds of winning any prize on a Arkansas scratch-off are 1 in 3.80. The game with the best odds right now is 1 in 2.96. These odds count every prize, including wins that only give you your money back.
How much top-prize money is still out there in Arkansas?
At least $14.0M in top prizes hasn't been won yet in Arkansas, spread across 221 top prizes. The real number is higher. We only count top prizes worth $10,000 or more, and only in games where the lottery tells us how many are left.
How much does Arkansas sell in scratch-off tickets?
Arkansas sold $469.5M in scratch-off tickets in FY2025. That was 81.3% of all its lottery sales, or about $154 for every person in the state. These numbers come from Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FY2025 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2025).