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Average valueActive$1,000 Mayhem · $5 · Arkansas Lottery
$1,000 Mayhem: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.41 on average.
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#10 of 12 · $5 AR gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#10 of 12 · $5 AR gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM
$1,000 Mayhem is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.2%, down 4.0 percentage points from the launch value of 72.2%. 279 of the original 1,510 $1,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 80% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
68.2%
expected return
1 in 3.70
odds of any win
279 of 1,510
$1K top prizes left
80%
claimed · 1.3M of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 87,020 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,130 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.54 · 50.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K
$0.87 · 17.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
86,741 winning tickets remain in this range: 75% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
80% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
1.6M
tickets printed
1.3M
tickets claimed · 80%
322k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
18%
Tickets left
20%
18% of top prizes remain with 20% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arkansas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 AR peers
#10 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arkansas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM.
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