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$5Joker's Wild
Game #735 · $5 ticket
Serious Score 54Overall odds: 1 in 4Medium Confidence
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Joker's Wild is a $5 scratchers from the Iowa Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 4.
Returning 64¢ per dollar, Joker's Wild falls in the middle of the pack for Iowa scratchers at this price. The return rate has held relatively steady since this game launched.
Only 2 of the original 8 top prizes of $50K remain — the biggest payouts are becoming scarce. Prizes are distributed across many tiers, giving players frequent smaller wins. Notably, you have a 1 in 4 chance of at least breaking even — better than most games at this price.
At #5 among $5 games in Iowa, Joker's Wild is a competitive option though not quite at the top of the list.
Roughly 23% of printed tickets are still in circulation.
Key Metrics
7dSerious Score54
Current Rate64¢Original: 64¢ · Shift: 0¢
Overall RankN/Aall US games
Tickets Remaining (Estimated)
9.2Kof 40K printed
Win Probabilities
7dTop Prize$50K
2 of 8 leftDistributed
P(Breakeven)1 in 4(27.7671%)
Any Prize
1 in 4
≥ $500
1 in 7,242
≥ $1K
1 in 7,242
≥ $5K
1 in 125,827
≥ $10K
1 in 125,827