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Exceptional valueActive$1,000,000 King · $50 · Idaho Lottery
$1,000,000 King: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $48.89 on average.
▲ +19.4 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $50 ID games
▲ +19.4 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $50 ID games
$1,000,000 King is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 97.8%, up 19.4 percentage points from the launch value of 78.4%. 1 of the original 2 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 87% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
97.8%
expected return
1 in 2.87
odds of any win
1 of 2
$1M jackpots left
87%
claimed · 446k of 515k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 23,875 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $50
$100 or $150 or $200, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 82 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $48.89 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$34.12 · 68.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.30 · 0.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$14.47 · 28.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.8%
Just 1 ticket out of 69k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
23,870 winning tickets remain in this range: 70% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
87% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
515k
tickets printed
446k
tickets claimed · 87%
69k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
13%
50% of top prizes remain with only 13% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Idaho Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $50 ID peers
#2 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data.
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