Scratch Ticket Prizes Breakdown!
We all know that the main difference between draw games and scratch ticket games is that scratch tickets give you the immediate satisfaction of knowing if you won the jackpot or not, but did you know the other main difference between the two is that scratch tickets generally give you much better odds at winning a prize?
Popular lottery draw games like Mega Millions ® and Powerball ® offer about a 4% chance at winning a prize, including winning the minimum prize of $4. Scratch games can offer as high as a 50% chance of winning! (Break-even prizes included)
There are a few reasons why scratch tickets give better odds at winning a prize, one of them being that there is a limited quantity of tickets available for a game, meaning all prizes will eventually be won, this is different from a progressive jackpot game where it can theoretically go on forever!
You may think it’s better to buy a scratch ticket as soon as a game launches because all of the top prizes are still available. This isn’t necessarily true! Since scratch games are produced with a set number of tickets, your odds of winning can actually increase as time goes on due to there being a limited number of tickets remaining and jackpots still available.
Your state lottery will always let you know how many jackpots are remaining for a game, and once all jackpots have been won, the game is discontinued.
Another reason why scratch cards offer a better chance at prizes is because you are risking more per ticket. A Mega MIllions ticket costs $2 and you can add a Megaplier for $1, while there are scratch tickets that also cost as low as $1, these tickets offer much smaller jackpots. For serious cash from a scratch ticket win, tickets will usually cost between $10 and $100.
The biggest jackpot for a scratch ticket game currently offered on Lotto.com is the $20,000,000 grand prize offered by the Texas lottery ® on their $20 million supreme scratch ticket game. Tickets for this game cost $100 and the game is offering 4 $20 million jackpots.
Lotto.com offers an immersive lottery experience with its revolutionary digital scratch ticket product. To play, you can swipe your finger across your screen (or use a mouse on a desktop). Simply match your numbers to any of the winning numbers to win the prize for that number!
Don’t have time to scratch the ticket individually? You can use Lotto.com’s Quick Scratch option to reveal your ticket instantly.
Digital scratch tickets are available in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon and Texas. You can order Mega MillionsⓇ, PowerballⓇ, and more on Lotto.com using your browser or by downloading the App available on the Apple and Google Play store. Lotto.com’s draw games are currently available in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon and Texas.
