Which lottery tickets are actually worth buying?
We follow every scratch and draw game, keep track of how many prizes are still out there, and work out how much each $1 you spend really gets back.
Best scratch games right now
Highest estimated payout across every state we follow.
$50
Colorado
SET FOR LIFE
- Top prize
- $3,780,000
- Top prizes left
- 1 of 2
$50
Colorado
$3,000,000 EXTREME FORTUNE
- Top prize
- $3,000,000
- Top prizes left
- 1 of 2
$50
Colorado
Best Chance To Be A Millionaire
- Top prize
- $1,000,000
- Top prizes left
- 2 of 8
$20
Colorado
EXTREME CASH
- Top prize
- $1,000,000
- Top prizes left
- 2 of 2
$20
Colorado
MAGNIFICENT MILLIONS
- Top prize
- $1,000,000
- Top prizes left
- 2 of 2
$20
Colorado
$500,000 Crossword
- Top prize
- $500,000
- Top prizes left
- 2 of 3
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No state lottery: Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah.
What does "back per $1" mean?
It's how much money you can expect to win back, on average, for every dollar you spend. A game showing $0.70 pays back about 70 cents per dollar over many tickets. Higher is better. Almost every game is below $1, because that's how lotteries raise money.
Scratch games print a fixed number of prizes. When most of the small prizes have been claimed but the big ones are still out there, the tickets left in stores are worth more than when the game launched. When the top prizes are gone, they're worth less. We check each lottery's prize reports every day so you can see the difference.