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Decent valueActiveDiamonds & Gold · $10 · Arkansas Lottery
Diamonds & Gold: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.96 on average.
▲ +3.9 pts vs launch#3 of 14 · $10 AR gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM
▲ +3.9 pts vs launch#3 of 14 · $10 AR gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM
Diamonds & Gold is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.6%, up 3.9 percentage points from the launch value of 75.7%. 2 of the original 3 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 66% of the 1.3M printed tickets have been sold.
79.6%
expected return
1 in 3.02
odds of any win
2 of 3
$200K top prizes left
66%
claimed · 830k of 1.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 140,487 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
20 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,166 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.96 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.97 · 69.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$0.99 · 9.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
140,467 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
66% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
1.3M
tickets printed
830k
tickets claimed · 66%
424k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
34%
67% of top prizes remain with only 34% 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 $10 AR peers
#3 of 14
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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