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Weak valueActiveMoney Bags · $1 · Arkansas Lottery
Money Bags: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.61 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 10 · $1 AR gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 10 · $1 AR gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:20 PM
Money Bags is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 2 of the original 3 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 69% of the 1.3M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 4.55
odds of any win
2 of 3
$5K top prizes left
69%
claimed · 920k of 1.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 92,535 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 210,525 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $100
$0.59 · 58.6% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.02 · 2.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $100 wins
92,533 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
69% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
1.3M
tickets printed
920k
tickets claimed · 69%
421k
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
31%
67% of top prizes remain with only 31% 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 $1 AR peers
#3 of 10
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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