Florida· Launched Jul 2026· 116 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.77
USA percentile
88th
of 2,154 games
Top prizes left
2
$5,000,000 tier
% sold-through
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2026-10-25
Forecast sellout
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MEGA BUCKS is a $20 scratch-off game from the Florida lottery (game #1640). It launched in July 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 2 top prizes of $5M remain unclaimed, as published by the Florida lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 2.98. Our models put its expected value at 0.77 per dollar, returning about $0.77 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 5 of 11 $20 games on sale in Florida.
THE THESIS
At 0.77 EV/$, this game ranks 5 of 11 same-price games on sale in Florida (median 0.76).
Total unclaimed prize value: $145.63M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active FL games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.
Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.
1 other FL game above break-even at this time.
Top-prize claim history is not published for this state.
States that report individual claim events (TX, NY, PA, FL, NC) will show a full timeline here. This game's state does not currently publish that data.
ABOUT THIS GAME
As of October 25, 2026, 2 of the 4 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed; across the 14 prize levels the lottery reports, 3,160,197 of 5,109,546 prizes (62%) remain.
At current prize levels a $20 ticket returns about $15.46 on average (0.77 per dollar), which ranks 5 of 11 $20 games on sale in Florida, above the $20 median of 0.76. Among every Florida game with a computable value it is 21 of 102; nationally it sits in the 88th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Over the last 30 days, 313,761 prizes were claimed across the reported levels, including 1 top prize.
Figures come from the prize data the Florida lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the October 25, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
SIMILAR PLAYS IN FL
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