US scratch-off statistics by state
44 state lotteries · 2,799 active games · $3.5B in top prizes unclaimed
Who leads on what
Every line is computed from the table below. Averages cover a state's entire active catalog, so a state with one great game and forty poor ones will not top these lists.
- 1Georgia174 games
- 2Massachusetts119 games
- 3Michigan106 games
- 4New York106 games
- 5Maryland90 games
- 1Oklahoma1 in 3.30
- 2Iowa1 in 3.52
- 3Washington1 in 3.59
- 4Arizona1 in 3.62
- 5Georgia1 in 3.65
- 1Massachusetts77.8%
- 2Illinois74.6%
- 3Georgia74.4%
- 4Pennsylvania74.1%
- 5Michigan72.5%
- 1California$467.6M
- 2Massachusetts$364.7M
- 3Florida$345.5M
- 4New York$268.1M
- 5Michigan$244.4M
Every state compared
Live from our catalog, re-scraped daily. A dash means the lottery does not publish that figure, which is the honest answer for several states. Click a state for its full stats page.
| State | Games | Avg odds | Best odds | Avg payout | Avg score | Top prizes left ($10,000+) | Unclaimed value | Instant sales | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 55 | 1 in 3.62 | 1 in 2.30 | 69.9% | 50.4 | 194 | $69.9M | - | - |
| Arkansas | 52 | 1 in 3.76 | 1 in 2.96 | 70.6% | 50.2 | 257 | $13.2M | $469.5M FY25 | $154 |
| California | 58 | 1 in 3.83 | 1 in 2.32 | 72.4% | 50.8 | 449 | $467.6M | - | - |
| Colorado | 84 | 1 in 3.80 | 1 in 2.56 | 68.7% | 41.1 | 125 | $48.8M | - | - |
| Connecticut | 48 | 1 in 3.97 | 1 in 2.72 | 69.4% | 51.8 | 334 | $31.4M | - | - |
| Delaware | 35 | 1 in 4.24 | 1 in 2.94 | 68.4% | 43.3 | 63 | $7.5M | - | - |
| Florida | 89 | 1 in 4.00 | 1 in 2.61 | 72.2% | 44.0 | 321 | $345.5M | $6.84B FY25 | $305 |
| Georgia | 174 | 1 in 3.65 | 1 in 2.34 | 74.4% | 39.0 | 223 | $156.1M | $3.37B FY25 | $308 |
| Idaho | 34 | 1 in 3.70 | 1 in 2.71 | 69.6% | 54.4 | 47 | $8.9M | - | - |
| Illinois | 59 | 1 in 4.35 | 1 in 2.96 | 74.6% | 49.5 | 107 | $93.7M | - | - |
| Indiana | 57 | 1 in 4.28 | 1 in 3.30 | 71.0% | 53.0 | 117 | $30.5M | - | - |
| Iowa | 71 | 1 in 3.52 | 1 in 2.28 | 65.7% | 54.3 | 388 | $33.9M | - | - |
| Kansas | 45 | 1 in 4.02 | 1 in 2.34 | - | 43.1 | 126 | $10.2M | - | - |
| Kentucky | 55 | 1 in 4.23 | 1 in 2.45 | 70.9% | 47.8 | 70 | $16.1M | - | - |
| Louisiana | 39 | 1 in 4.44 | 1 in 3.20 | 62.0% | 48.9 | 81 | $8.9M | - | - |
| Maine | 38 | 1 in 3.95 | 1 in 2.81 | - | 41.3 | 107 | $11.3M | - | - |
| Maryland | 90 | 1 in 3.84 | 1 in 2.50 | 71.8% | 49.0 | 668 | $89.0M | - | - |
| Massachusetts | 119 | 1 in 4.53 | 1 in 2.78 | 77.8% | 45.2 | 268 | $364.7M | - | - |
| Michigan | 106 | 1 in 4.06 | 1 in 3.10 | 72.5% | 53.8 | 199 | $244.4M | $2.27B FY25 | $225 |
| Minnesota | 40 | 1 in 3.85 | 1 in 2.76 | 68.1% | 54.6 | 231 | $14.3M | - | - |
| Mississippi | 75 | 1 in 4.29 | 1 in 3.40 | 66.7% | 42.9 | 63 | $15.4M | - | - |
| Missouri | 71 | 1 in 3.95 | 1 in 2.64 | - | 35.7 | 100 | $82.3M | - | - |
| Montana | 40 | 1 in 4.12 | 1 in 3.06 | 60.7% | 31.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Nebraska | 27 | 1 in 4.12 | 1 in 2.90 | 62.9% | 23.7 | - | - | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 87 | 1 in 4.34 | 1 in 2.89 | 67.3% | 41.3 | 73 | $22.0M | - | - |
| New Jersey | 57 | 1 in 4.44 | 1 in 3.40 | 70.3% | 51.1 | 136 | $58.4M | - | - |
| New Mexico | 55 | 1 in 4.02 | 1 in 2.92 | 60.5% | 48.6 | 36 | $1.2M | - | - |
| New York | 106 | 1 in 4.45 | 1 in 3.55 | 66.7% | 42.2 | 147 | $268.1M | - | - |
| North Carolina | 79 | 1 in 4.39 | 1 in 2.93 | 72.3% | 47.5 | 268 | $216.4M | $2.84B FY25 | $265 |
| Ohio | 70 | 1 in 4.16 | 1 in 2.73 | 71.0% | 48.5 | 207 | $179.5M | $2.43B FY25 | $206 |
| Oklahoma | 44 | 1 in 3.30 | 1 in 2.37 | 68.4% | 52.6 | 61 | $28.4M | - | - |
| Oregon | 51 | 1 in 4.33 | 1 in 2.74 | 67.4% | 46.7 | 47 | $3.1M | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 71 | 1 in 3.77 | 1 in 2.72 | 74.1% | 50.5 | 256 | $212.1M | $2.88B FY26 | $221 |
| Rhode Island | 73 | 1 in 4.07 | 1 in 3.29 | 69.5% | 45.8 | 54 | $8.7M | - | - |
| South Carolina | 34 | 1 in 4.49 | 1 in 3.09 | 70.5% | 50.3 | 71 | $39.9M | - | - |
| South Dakota | 32 | 1 in 4.29 | 1 in 3.36 | 68.2% | 54.0 | 35 | $4.3M | - | - |
| Tennessee | 84 | 1 in 3.87 | 1 in 2.57 | - | 38.7 | 140 | $52.1M | $1.52B FY25 | $216 |
| Texas | 75 | 1 in 4.06 | 1 in 3.21 | 70.1% | 51.7 | 234 | $192.5M | $6.43B FY25 | $213 |
| Vermont | 54 | 1 in 4.17 | 1 in 2.70 | - | 37.0 | 38 | $1.5M | - | - |
| Virginia | 78 | 1 in 4.44 | 1 in 2.00 | 70.0% | 45.6 | 254 | $42.0M | $1.28B FY25 | $147 |
| Washington | 59 | 1 in 3.59 | 1 in 2.86 | 69.0% | 46.2 | 81 | $19.3M | - | - |
| Washington DC | 20 | 1 in 4.06 | 1 in 3.10 | 69.6% | 61.9 | 24 | $2.1M | - | - |
| West Virginia | 41 | 1 in 4.40 | 1 in 3.12 | 69.1% | 55.3 | 57 | $3.1M | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 68 | 1 in 3.88 | 1 in 2.90 | 65.1% | 34.3 | 35 | $7.8M | - | - |
| All 44 states | 2,799 | 1 in 4.05 | - | 70.0% | - | 6,792 | $3.5B | $30.33B | - |
Sales columns are filled in for 10 of 44 states so far. We add a state only once we have its figure tied to a page of its own annual report, so the sales total above covers those 10 states rather than the whole country.
Common questions
Which state has the most scratch-off games?
Georgia runs the largest catalog with 174 active scratch-off games, followed by Massachusetts (119) and Michigan (106). Across all 44 states we track there are 2,799 active games.
Which state has the best scratch-off odds?
By average overall odds across its whole catalog, Oklahoma leads at 1 in 3.30, then Iowa at 1 in 3.52. Overall odds count every prize tier, so a low number means more frequent small wins rather than a better shot at the top prize.
How much unclaimed scratch-off prize money is there?
At least $3.5B in top prizes sits unclaimed across the 44 states we track, covering 6,792 individual top prizes. Treat that as a floor. It counts only the top tier of each game, only games whose top prize is $10,000 or more, and only games whose lottery publishes a remaining count.
Which state spends the most per person on scratch-offs?
Among the 10 states where we have verified sales figures from an annual report, Georgia is highest at $308 of instant-game sales per resident. Per-resident figures divide total sales by the whole population, including non-players.