What is the expected value of LOOSE CHANGE?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of LOOSE CHANGE is 66.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $0.66 in prizes against its $1 cost.

Is LOOSE CHANGE retired?

No, LOOSE CHANGE is still active and being sold by the Missouri state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

LOOSE CHANGE ($1) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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ActiveLOOSE CHANGE · $1 · Missouri Lottery

▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $1 MO gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:54 PM

LOOSE CHANGE is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 5 of the original 7 $2,500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 26% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.

66.0%

expected return

1 in 4.79

odds of any win

5 of 7

$3K top prizes left

26%

claimed · 2.2M of 8.4M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 1,308,330 winning tickets still unclaimed.

9 win more than $1

$2 – $100, an actual profit

11 win their money back

a $1 prize, so you break even

80 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 250,667 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $0.66 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $1 – $500

$0.66 · 65.7% of price

Mid prizes $1K – $3K

$0.00 · 0.3% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$1 – $500 wins

1,308,317 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

26% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.

8.4M

tickets printed

2.2M

tickets claimed · 26%

6.3M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

71%

Tickets left

74%

71% of top prizes remain with 74% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

Missouri Lottery

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Rank vs $1 MO peers

#2 of 5

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

HOT 7S

66.0%

LOOSE CHANGE

66.0%

Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:54 PM.

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LOOSE CHANGE: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.66 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $0.66 comes from

26% of the print run claimed