Tennessee scratch-off statistics
81 games on sale · average odds 1 in 3.91 · 131 top prizes of $10,000+ still out there
Tennessee at a glance
Updated November 7, 2026. These numbers cover every scratch-off Tennessee is selling right now.
What each ticket price gets you in Tennessee
More expensive tickets usually have better odds and pay back more of what you spend. Here is every Tennessee game grouped by ticket price.
| Price | Games | % of games | Average odds | Average payout | Average ValueScore™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 tickets | 6 | 7% | 1 in 4.53 | - | 22.2 |
| $2 tickets | 11 | 14% | 1 in 4.40 | - | 22.7 |
| $3 tickets | 6 | 7% | 1 in 3.79 | - | 45.3 |
| $5 tickets | 17 | 21% | 1 in 4.08 | - | 30.8 |
| $10 tickets | 20 | 25% | 1 in 3.92 | - | 43.7 |
| $20 tickets | 14 | 17% | 1 in 3.65 | - | 51.0 |
| $25 tickets | 1 | 1% | 1 in 2.91 | - | 51.9 |
| $30 tickets | 3 | 4% | 1 in 2.91 | - | 59.6 |
| $50 tickets | 3 | 4% | 1 in 2.74 | - | 58.3 |
How much Tennessee spends on scratch-offs each year
These numbers come from the Tennesseelottery's own yearly reports. "FY" means fiscal year, the lottery's budget year. "Per person" is scratch-off sales divided by everyone who lives in the state (7,066,383 people), not just people who play. Population is from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025).
| Year | Scratch-off sales | All lottery sales | Scratch-off % | Per person | Money to the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.52B | $1.83B | 83.2% | $216 | $412.3M |
| FY2024 | $1.62B | $2.03B | 79.8% | $229 | $501.3M |
| FY2023 | $1.68B | $2.10B | 80.1% | $238 | $497.4M |
| FY2022 | $1.69B | $2.03B | 83.4% | $239 | $467.6M |
| FY2021 | $1.74B | $2.08B | 83.3% | $246 | $482.3M |
| FY2020 | $1.56B | $1.84B | 84.5% | $220 | $420.6M |
| FY2019 | $1.45B | $1.81B | 80.0% | $205 | $429.2M |
Scratch-off sales went up 5.2% over FY2019 to FY2025. That doesn't account for inflation, and some of the change comes from tickets getting more expensive, not from people buying more of them.
- Tennessee Education Lottery FY2019 financial and compliance audit (year ended June 30, 2019)
- Tennessee Education Lottery FY2021 financial and compliance audit (year ended June 30, 2021)
- Tennessee Education Lottery FY2022 financial and compliance audit (year ended June 30, 2022)
- Tennessee Education Lottery FY2023 financial and compliance audit (year ended June 30, 2023)
- Tennessee Education Lottery FY2024 financial and compliance audit (year ended June 30, 2024)
- Tennessee Education Lottery FY2025 financial and compliance audit (year ended June 30, 2025)
Tennessee runs a fiscal year ending June 30 and publishes these figures rounded to the nearest thousand. Total sales is the audited gross lottery-ticket revenue line, which runs a little below the instant-plus-draw sum in the management discussion because the audited line is net of bad debt. The transfer column is the Lottery for Education Account alone; Tennessee separately moves roughly $18 million a year to an after-school programs account, and its small sports-wagering fees and Tennessee Promise transfers are not ticket revenue at all.
What Tennessee players bought in FY2025
Sales for every game in the Tennessee lottery's FY2025report, biggest first. "Share" is each game's part of the total.
| Game | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scratch-offsInstant games | $1.52B | 83.2% |
| In-state draw gamesDrawing-style games | $308.7M | 16.8% |
| Total | $1.83B | 100% |
Tennessee publishes draw games as one line; no per-game split.
How many Tennessee top prizes get claimed each month
We check how many prizes are left in every game, every day. This chart shows how many top prizes were claimed each month, across 64 games with a top prize of $10,000 or more. That's 43 top prizes claimed in total.
Top prizes claimed each month. We only count a new game from the day we started tracking it, so its first month can look low.
How Tennessee games score
Our ValueScore™ rates each game from 0 to 100. It looks at how much the game pays back, how good the prizes are, how often it wins, and how many big prizes are left. Games are scored against other games in Tennessee, so a high score means it's one of the better tickets in the state.
See every game ranked on the Tennessee ValueScore™ ranking, or compare Tennessee with other states on the all-states page.
Common questions
How many scratch-off games does Tennessee have?
Tennessee has 81 scratch-off games on sale right now, priced from $1 to $50. 18 new games came out in the last 90 days.
What are the average odds on a Tennessee scratch-off?
The average odds of winning any prize on a Tennessee scratch-off are 1 in 3.91. The game with the best odds right now is 1 in 2.57. These odds count every prize, including wins that only give you your money back.
How much top-prize money is still out there in Tennessee?
At least $62.5M in top prizes hasn't been won yet in Tennessee, spread across 131 top prizes. The real number is higher. We only count top prizes worth $10,000 or more, and only in games where the lottery tells us how many are left.
How much does Tennessee sell in scratch-off tickets?
Tennessee sold $1.5B in scratch-off tickets in FY2025. That was 83.2% of all its lottery sales, or about $216 for every person in the state. These numbers come from Tennessee Education Lottery FY2025 financial and compliance audit (year ended June 30, 2025).