Arkansas scratch-off statistics
52 active games · average odds 1 in 3.76 · 257 top prizes of $10,000+ unclaimed
Arkansas market snapshot
Pulled from our catalog on September 23, 2026. Averages cover every active game, not a sample.
What Arkansas charges, and what you get for it
Higher-priced tickets almost always carry better overall odds and a higher payout rate, because the prize pool scales faster than the ticket price. This table is the state's own catalog, grouped by price.
| Price | Games | Share of catalog | Avg overall odds | Avg prize payout | Avg ValueScore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 tickets | 7 | 13% | 1 in 4.68 | 61.9% | 27.8 |
| $2 tickets | 9 | 17% | 1 in 4.14 | 65.6% | 37.3 |
| $3 tickets | 5 | 10% | 1 in 3.60 | 67.6% | 44.5 |
| $5 tickets | 11 | 21% | 1 in 3.76 | 72.1% | 51.6 |
| $10 tickets | 15 | 29% | 1 in 3.42 | 75.6% | 61.0 |
| $20 tickets | 5 | 10% | 1 in 2.98 | 77.7% | 74.9 |
Arkansas lottery sales by fiscal year
Straight from the lottery's published annual reports. Per-resident figures divide instant sales by the state population from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025) (3,049,391 residents), so they count every resident rather than only adults or only players.
| Fiscal year | Instant sales | Total sales | Instant share | Per resident | 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 |
Instant-game sales moved +15.1% across FY2019-FY2025. That figure is nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and part of any increase reflects higher-priced tickets rather than more tickets sold.
- 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.
Arkansas sales by game, FY2025
Every product line the Arkansas lottery prints in its FY2025report, largest first within each group. Share is each line's part of the total across the lines shown here.
| 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 of lines shown | $577.6M | 100% |
Fast Play is a terminal-printed instant game that Arkansas groups with its draw games.
How fast Arkansas top prizes get claimed
We snapshot every game's remaining prize counts daily, so we can show depletion rather than just the current number. This counts the drop in top prizes remaining each month across 43 tracked games whose top prize is $10,000 or more, 154 claimed in total over the window. No other site publishes this.
Top prizes claimed per month. A game that launched mid-window only contributes claims recorded after its first snapshot, so its opening month reads low.
ValueScore spread across Arkansas
Our ValueScore™ rates each game 0-100 on expected value, prize quality, win frequency and remaining inventory. Scores are ranked within the state, so a 60 in Arkansas means good relative to what else is on the shelf here.
See the ranked list on the Arkansas ValueScore ranking, or compare against other states on the national stats page.
Common questions
How many scratch-off games does Arkansas have?
Arkansas currently has 52 active scratch-off games across 6 price points, from $1 to $20. 13 launched in the last 90 days.
What are the average odds on a Arkansas scratch-off?
Across all 52 active games the average published overall odds are 1 in 3.76. The single best game right now is 1 in 2.96. Overall odds count every prize tier, including prizes equal to the ticket price.
How much unclaimed top-prize money is left in Arkansas?
At least $13.2M in top prizes is still unclaimed across Arkansas's active games, covering 257 individual top prizes. Treat that as a floor. We count only games whose top prize is $10,000 or more, only games whose lottery publishes a remaining count, and only the top tier of each game.
How much does Arkansas sell in scratch-off tickets?
Arkansas reported $469.5M in instant-game sales in FY2025, which is 81.3% of all lottery sales. That works out to $154 per resident. Figures come from Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FY2025 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2025).