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I Found 8 Profitable To Play Scratchers
Can't post links yet because I'm a new account but I thought I'd share the results of my research here. I've been messing around with some AI coding and I built a site that automatically imports scratcher data from 25 states and then does an expected value calculation on each ticket. As some of you serious scratchers know, as tickets get sold and jackpots aren't claimed your odds of winning go up and they can actually get to the point where they're mathematically profitable to play on av
Apr 28, 2026, 3:35 pm - ScratchJack - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

We analyzed 41 states — 17% of scratch-offs on sale right now have zero top prizes left
Been running ScratchSmarter for 15 years, pulling daily prize data from official lottery sites across 41 states. We just published a full analysis on something we're calling the Dead Zone games where every top prize has been claimed but the lottery keeps selling them at full price. The national number: 579 of 3,348 active games (17.3%) are in the Dead Zone right now. Worst states: - Wisconsin: 54.5% (55 of 101 games) - Oregon: 53.1% (51 of 96 games) - Vermon
Apr 1, 2026, 8:34 pm - ScratchSmarter - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum