BY PRICE · $20 TIER
Updated daily · across all US lotteries with published remaining-prize data.
TL;DR
Power 20s
NE · $20
Bonus Play Millions
OH · $20
$10,000,000 INSTANT MILLIONS
MA · $20 · 1 in 2.94
All Cash
PA · $20 · 1:3.55
Holiday 100X
DE · $20
Platinum Payout
MN · $20 · 1 in 3.00.
LUCKY $100S OR $200S
WI · $20 · 1 in 9.3
100x The Cash
LA · $20 · 1 in 3.26
Top Secret Crossword
MN · $20 · 1 in 2.76.
$2,000,000 Cash Blast
OH · $20
Rankings are computed from official state lottery remaining-prize data, refreshed daily by our autonomous scanning infrastructure. Expected value per dollar (EV/$) is the probability-weighted average payout per $1 spent, derived from current unclaimed prize counts and estimated outstanding ticket volumes. Games with insufficient data for a valid EV estimate are excluded. Learn more about EV/$ →
Higher price points generally offer larger top prizes and sometimes better overall odds, but a higher ticket price does not guarantee a higher EV/$. What matters is the ratio of remaining high-value prizes to outstanding tickets. Our EV/$ ranking accounts for all of this regardless of price tier.
Based on current remaining-prize data, Power 20s (NE) leads all $20 games nationally at — EV/$. This ranking is updated daily as states publish new prize counts.
Our autonomous surveillance system queries official state lottery data feeds daily and recomputes EV/$ for every active game. The rankings you see reflect the most recent data snapshot, typically refreshed before 7 AM ET each morning.
In aggregate, no — lotteries are designed to return roughly 60–70% of revenue in prizes. However, individual games can enter a brief positive-EV window when high-value prizes remain unclaimed and sell-through is advanced. The games ranked above 1.00 EV/$ on this page represent those rare exceptions today.