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Kentucky · Best ValueScore™ Scratch-Offs

Last updated September 23, 2026

Kentucky's #1 scratch-off right now is Maximum Money Blowout with a ValueScore™ of 78/100. ValueScore™ combines expected value, prize quality, win frequency, and inventory health into a single 0 to 100 rating, updated daily.

55 active Kentucky scratch off games are scored, with 0 rated Excellent (80 or above) and 18 rated Good (60 to 79). Statewide average ValueScore is 47.8.
Score bands: 80+ Excellent · 60 to 79 Good · 40 to 59 Fair · below 40 Below Average.
Why not just use the odds printed on the ticket?

Printed odds are set the day a game ships and never change, but the game itself does. Every week tickets sell and prizes get claimed, and the ticket can't tell you any of that. ValueScore™ re-scores every Kentucky game from live prize data, so it knows when the top prizes are already gone from a game that still advertises great odds, and when a quiet game is sitting on all of its big prizes. Higher is better; details below the table.

RankGamePriceValueScore™Overall OddsTop Prize
1Maximum Money Blowout$20781 in 8.52$2,000
2Lucky Streak$20741 in 2.63$750,000
3Instant Millionaire$50741 in 3.47$2,000,000
4Jackson$20721 in 2.68$500,000
5$600 Lion's Share$10711 in 3.14$600
6$200,000 Lion's Share$10701 in 3.38$200,000
7Fun 5's$5681 in 3.8$75,000
8Cash Bonus$20681 in 2.61$500,000
9Chills & Bills$5661 in 3.71$50,000
1024K Gold$20661 in 3.95$500,000
11Double Up$20651 in 3.58$500,000
12Mega Bonus Blowout$20651 in 9.93$2,000
13Bluegrass Blowout$10641 in 3.12$200,000
14Big Bonus Blowout$10621 in 9.76$550
15Deluxe Gold$30621 in 3.91$1,000,000
16Mega Cash$20611 in 3.14$670,000
17Cash Overload$5601 in 4.11$50,000
18Money Maker$20601 in 3.73$500,000
19Hamilton$10591 in 3.46$200,000
20Black Diamond Dazzler$10581 in 3.49$250,000
21Win Big$10571 in 3.38$200,000
22Payout Party$10551 in 3.35$225,000
23$750,000 Extravaganza$20551 in 4.02$750,000
24Witches Brew Bucks$3531 in 3.8$30,000
25Queen of Hearts$5531 in 3.89$125,000
26Did I Win?$5511 in 4.09$50,000
27Mega Super Hot 7s$5511 in 3.29$77,777
28Wild Cash 200X$20511 in 3.49$1,025,000
29Ghostbusters™$5501 in 3.31$50,000
30Hot Money Multiplier$20501 in 3.59$500,000
31Wild Cash 100X$10491 in 3.42$250,000
32King of Spades$5481 in 4.11$500
33Strike It Rich$5471 in 3.67$75,000
34Emerald 10's$10461 in 3.95$150,000
35Kentucky Jackpot$30451 in 2.45$2,040,000
36Kentucky Jackpot (Game #966)$5411 in 3.52$125,000
37Wild 7's$5401 in 3.54$75,000
38Lincoln$5371 in 3.81$100,000
39Mood Money$5351 in 3.63$60,000
40Money Train$5351 in 3.89$75,000
41Monopoly® 50X$5341 in 4.26$100,000
42HIT $250$5331 in 3.52$250
43PAYDAY Multiplier$2321 in 4.65$30,000
44Diamonds$5311 in 4.95$100,000
45$50, $100, & $500 Blowout$10291 in 9.75$500
46Wild Cash 30X$3281 in 3.49$30,000
47Bonus Blowout$10271 in 9.76$550
48Wild Cash 50X$5231 in 3.68$175,000
49Kentucky Humane Society™$2221 in 4.64$30,000
50Bingo Crossword$3221 in 3.89$40,000
51Monopoly® 20X$2221 in 4.69$25,000
52Electric Diamonds$3201 in 3.98$50,000
53Super 7's$3201 in 4.05$50,000
54Lucky Me!$281 in 4.29$15,000
55Jefferson$251 in 4.71$25,000

How ValueScore is built

Most people judge a scratch off by two numbers: the overall odds printed on the ticket, and maybe how many prizes are left. Both are easy to read, and both mislead on their own. Overall odds only tell you how often any prize hits, and most of those are break-even reprints. A ticket can advertise 1 in 3 and still be a bad buy once the prizes worth winning are gone. Remaining-prize countshave the opposite blind spot: “400 prizes left” means nothing without the price, the odds, and how many of the top prizes are actually still in the pool.

ValueScore reads all of it at once and rates what those two numbers can’t see on their own. It blends the four signals that actually decide whether a ticket is worth buying, which is why our top pick in Kentucky often looks nothing like the game with the flashiest odds:

  • Expected Value (weighted most heavily). Published per-ticket return across the full prize structure, not just the headline odds.
  • Prize Quality. How much of the payout sits in prizes worth winning versus tiny break-even reprints.
  • Win Frequency. Your probability of any prize per ticket.
  • Inventory Health. Top prizes still unclaimed versus tickets remaining. This is the one the ticket can’t show you: a game with great printed odds whose jackpots are already gone. (Exact weighting is proprietary.)

Scores recompute after every successful Kentucky scrape, so a game listed at the top last week may have moved. See the national ValueScore ranking for cross-state context.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Best ValueScore™ Scratch-Offs ranking measure?
This page ranks Kentucky scratch-off by ScratchCheck ValueScore, a 0 to 100 composite that weighs expected value, prize quality, win frequency, and inventory health. A score of 80 or above is Excellent, 60 to 79 is Good, 40 to 59 is Fair, and below 40 is Poor. ValueScore updates as prizes are claimed, so the top pick can shift week to week.
Which Kentucky scratch-off is currently #1 for best valuescore™ scratch-offs?
The Maximum Money Blowout ($20) currently ranks first with overall odds of 1 in 8.52 (ValueScore 78 of 100). Prize payout is 75.0%. Rankings update automatically as prize counts change, so the top pick can move. Open the game page for the full prize-tier breakdown and remaining counts.
How often does this ranking update?
Game data for Kentucky is refreshed from official sources on a daily schedule. Whenever remaining-prize counts change, ValueScore and every dependent ranking are recomputed automatically. The "updated daily" stamp on the page reflects the most recent successful update.
How should I pick between the top few games in Kentucky?
Rankings are a starting point, not a verdict. Two tickets that sit next to each other often differ on a dimension the headline metric ignores: price, top-prize size, or remaining inventory. Use the Budget & Goal Optimizer or the side-by-side Compare tool to weigh Breakeven probability, Jackpot Chase value, or published EV against your actual spend and goal.
Are these values official or estimated?
ScratchCheck uses official published odds and prize counts wherever the state makes them available. A small number of states publish only limited prize breakdowns; for those games ScratchCheck estimates Expected Value and related metrics from industry price-point averages and flags them with an "~Est." tag next to the number. Official figures always take precedence.