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$5Mega Bucks
Game #796 · $5 ticket
Serious Score 56Overall odds: 1 in 4Medium Confidence
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Mega Bucks is a $5 scratch games from the Iowa Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 4.
Returning 64¢ per dollar, Mega Bucks falls in the middle of the pack for Iowa scratch games at this price. The return rate has held relatively steady since this game launched.
The top prize of $50K is still largely unclaimed, with 5 of 6 prizes outstanding. 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 #4 among $5 games in Iowa, Mega Bucks is a competitive option though not quite at the top of the list.
With an estimated 96% of tickets still available, there is plenty of stock remaining.
Key Metrics
7dSerious Score56
Current Rate64¢Original: 64¢ · Shift: 0¢
Overall RankN/Aall US games
Tickets Remaining (Estimated)
24.3Kof 25.4K printed
Win Probabilities
7dTop Prize$50K
5 of 6 leftDistributed
P(Breakeven)1 in 4(27.2283%)
Any Prize
1 in 4
≥ $500
1 in 7,692
≥ $1K
1 in 7,692
≥ $5K
1 in 200,000
≥ $10K
1 in 200,000