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Average valueActiveInstant Cash · $10 · Arizona Lottery
Instant Cash: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.11 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#9 of 13 · $10 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:01 PM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#9 of 13 · $10 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:01 PM
Instant Cash is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.1%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 71.9%. 3 of the original 6 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 43% of the 2.0M printed tickets have been sold.
71.1%
expected return
1 in 3.44
odds of any win
3 of 6
$100K top prizes left
43%
claimed · 859k of 2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 334,292 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $10
$15 – $250, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,203 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.11 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.77 · 67.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.34 · 3.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
334,244 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
43% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
2M
tickets printed
859k
tickets claimed · 43%
1.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
57%
50% of top prizes remain with 57% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arizona Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 AZ peers
#9 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:01 PM.
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