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Nebraska · Best ValueScore™ Scratch-Offs

Last updated September 4, 2026

Nebraska's #1 scratch-off right now is Creature Features with a ValueScore™ of 79/100. ValueScore™ combines expected value, prize quality, win frequency, and inventory health into a single 0 to 100 rating, updated daily.

28 active Nebraska scratch off games are scored, with 0 rated Excellent (80 or above) and 10 rated Good (60 to 79). Statewide average ValueScore is 52.2.
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 Nebraska 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
1Creature Features$5791 in 3.81$50,000
2PAC-MAN$5781 in 3.87$50,000
3Lucky Symbols Loteria$3701 in 3.72$35,000
4Cash Explosion Spectacular®$20681 in 9.66$500
5Ruby Red 7s$10661 in 3.71$100,000
6Fun 5s$5641 in 3.55$30,000
7Cash Explosion®$10641 in 9.31$250
8Max Multiplier$10631 in 3.91$75,000
950X$30611 in 4.04$50,000
10$200,000 Crossword Jackpot$20601 in 3.06$200,000
11Super Loteria$5591 in 3.99$50,000
12Mega Cash Inferno$10551 in 3.45$100,000
13Power 20s$20521 in 3.89$50,000
14Daily Crossword 5X$5501 in 3.41$50,000
15Electric 7s$30491 in 2.9$300,000
1610X Bingo Multiplier$3491 in 3.5$35,000
17$100,000 Crossword Craze$10491 in 3.3$100,000
18Full of $500s$5481 in 3.73$500
19All About Cash$20471 in 3.88$50,000
20Mega Loteria$10461 in 3.5$100,000
21Bonus Crossword$3401 in 3.43$35,000
22Pony Payout$5401 in 4.2$50,000
23Super 7s$2401 in 4.07$17,777
24Diamonds & Gold$20381 in 3.29$200,000
25Pocket Change 5X$1371 in 4$500
26Quick 7s$1341 in 3.58$7,000
27Super Loteria (Game #1353)$5271 in 3.99$50,000
28Caddyshack$5261 in 3.9$50,000

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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska scratch-off is currently #1 for best valuescore™ scratch-offs?
The Creature Features ($5) currently ranks first with overall odds of 1 in 3.81 (ValueScore 79 of 100). Prize payout is 66.6%. 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska?
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.