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Kentucky · Best ValueScore™ Scratch-Offs

Last updated November 7, 2026

Kentucky's #1 scratch-off right now is Holiday Riches with a ValueScore™ of 77/100. ValueScore™ combines expected value, prize quality, win frequency, and inventory health into a single 0 to 100 rating, updated daily.

57 active Kentucky scratch off games are scored, with 0 rated Excellent (80 or above) and 17 rated Good (60 to 79). Statewide average ValueScore is 49.0.
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
1Holiday Riches$10771 in 3.84$200,000
2Instant Millionaire$50741 in 3.47$2,000,000
3Maximum Money Blowout$20741 in 8.52$2,000
4$600 Lion's Share$10731 in 3.14$600
5Jackson$20731 in 2.68$500,000
6$200,000 Lion's Share$10721 in 3.38$200,000
7Lucky Streak$20721 in 2.63$750,000
8National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation$5711 in 3.57$100,000
9Cash Bonus$20691 in 2.61$500,000
10Fun 5's$5671 in 3.8$75,000
11Double Up$20671 in 3.58$500,000
12Bluegrass Blowout$10661 in 3.12$200,000
13Mega Bonus Blowout$20641 in 9.93$2,000
14Deluxe Gold$30631 in 3.91$1,000,000
15Mega Cash$20621 in 3.14$670,000
1624K Gold$20621 in 3.95$500,000
17Black Diamond Dazzler$10611 in 3.49$250,000
18Money Maker$20591 in 3.73$500,000
19Hamilton$10581 in 3.46$200,000
20Big Bonus Blowout$10581 in 9.76$550
21Win Big$10571 in 3.38$200,000
22Cash Overload$5561 in 4.11$50,000
23Queen of Hearts$5551 in 3.89$125,000
24Chills & Bills$5541 in 3.71$50,000
25Wild Cash 200X$20531 in 3.49$1,025,000
26Peppermint Payout X3$3521 in 4.06$40,000
27Did I Win?$5521 in 4.09$50,000
28Mega Super Hot 7s$5521 in 3.29$77,777
29Hot Money Multiplier$20511 in 3.59$500,000
30Wild Cash 100X$10501 in 3.42$250,000
31$750,000 Extravaganza$20501 in 4.02$750,000
32Strike It Rich$5501 in 3.67$75,000
33King of Spades$5481 in 4.11$500
34Witches Brew Bucks$3441 in 3.8$30,000
35Kentucky Jackpot$5441 in 3.52$125,000
36Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red$2431 in 4.73$20,000
37Snow Bank$1421 in 4.81$2,000
38Emerald 10's$10411 in 3.95$150,000
39HIT $250$5401 in 3.52$250
40$50, $100, & $500 Blowout$10401 in 9.75$500
41Money Train$5391 in 3.89$75,000
42Lincoln$5391 in 3.81$100,000
43$1 Break Fort Knox$1391 in 4.85$5,000
44Wild 7's$5371 in 3.54$75,000
45Mood Money$5371 in 3.63$60,000
46PAYDAY Multiplier$2321 in 4.65$30,000
47Wild Cash 50X$5311 in 3.68$175,000
48Wild Cash 30X$3291 in 3.49$30,000
49Bonus Blowout$10271 in 9.76$550
50Monopoly® 50X$5271 in 4.26$100,000
51Bingo Crossword$3241 in 3.89$40,000
52Kentucky Humane Society™$2231 in 4.64$30,000
53Monopoly® 20X$2221 in 4.69$25,000
54Electric Diamonds$3221 in 3.98$50,000
55Diamonds$5211 in 4.95$100,000
56Super 7's$3191 in 4.05$50,000
57Lucky Me!$2101 in 4.29$15,000

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 Holiday Riches ($10) currently ranks first with overall odds of 1 in 3.84 (ValueScore 77 of 100). Prize payout is 72.8%. 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.