
Kentucky· Launched Oct 2026· 3 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.65
USA percentile
44th
of 2,154 games
Top prizes left
3
$40,000 tier
% sold-through
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2026-10-25
Forecast sellout
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Peppermint Payout X3 is a $3 scratch-off game from the Kentucky lottery (game #166). It launched in October 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 3 top prizes of $40,000 remain unclaimed, as published by the Kentucky lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.06. Our models put its expected value at 0.65 per dollar, returning about $0.65 per dollar on average at current prize levels.
THE THESIS
At 0.65 EV/$, this game returns about $0.65 for every $1 spent at current prize levels.
Total unclaimed prize value: $3.71M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active KY games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.
No other active KY games currently clear break-even.
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, 3 $40,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
At current prize levels a $3 ticket returns about $1.96 on average (0.65 per dollar). Among every Kentucky game with a computable value it is 10 of 12; nationally it sits in the 44th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Figures come from the prize data the Kentucky lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the October 25, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
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