Best Tennessee Scratch Off Tickets: Odds, Remaining Prizes & More
Find the best scratch-off tickets to buy in Tennessee right now. We rank all 95 active Tennessee Lottery scratch-off games by ROI, odds, and remaining prizes — updated daily from official sources. Use the tabs below to filter by best value, best odds, newest releases, or games to avoid.
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How We Calculate Value & ROI
Every game on this page shows the top prize, how many top prizes are left and the published odds. Here’s what each one means, and why Tennessee games don’t show an ROI.
- Top prize — the game’s largest advertised prize, as published by the Tennessee Lottery.
- Top prizes left — how many of those the Tennessee Lottery has not yet recorded as claimed. An unclaimed prize may already be sitting on a ticket someone has bought, so this doesn’t guarantee one is still on a shelf.
- Published odds — the Tennessee Lottery’s original “1 in X” chance of winning any prize, which includes winning back just the ticket price. These are the odds set when the game was printed, not a recalculation of the odds among unsold tickets.
Why there’s no ROI for Tennessee
ROI is the estimated average gain or loss against what you spend: −20% means roughly 80¢ back per $1. To work it out we need a game’s whole prize table: what every tier pays, how many of each prize were printed, and how many are still unclaimed. We add up the value of every prize still out there and divide it by our estimate of the tickets still unsold.
The Tennessee Lottery lists remaining counts for only the top few prize tiers on each game, without the full prize table or the number of each prize printed. Without that, any ROI we showed would mostly reflect the missing data rather than the game, so we leave it off instead of publishing a number we can’t stand behind.
For Tennessee, top prizes left is the most useful figure on the page. A game whose top prizes are nearly all claimed has little left at the top end, whatever its published odds say.
We read official Tennessee Lottery prize reports daily. Read our full methodology for how we source data and calculate expected value and ROI in the states that publish full prize tables.
Prize Activity Summary
Over the past 11 days, scratch-off games in this state paid out approximately $10.4 million in prizes, averaging $949,180 per day across 87 active games. The overall prize pool decreased by 14.5% during this period, with 40,703 individual prizes claimed across all tiers. $5,000,000 Jumbo Bucks leads in prize activity with $5.1 million claimed ($50 ticket). 2 top prizes remain. $50, $100 Or $500! follows with $1.0 million in claims.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best Tennessee scratch-offs to buy right now?
The three Tennessee scratch-offs with the best published odds that still have a top prize left are Mega Play Jumbo Bucks Crossword ($20), The Fastest Road To $1 Million ($50) and $5,000,000 Jumbo Bucks ($50). Rankings change daily as prizes are claimed.
Which Tennessee scratch-off is most likely to win?
The Tennessee game with the best odds of winning any prize is Mega Play Jumbo Bucks Crossword ($20) at 1 in 2.57. It still has 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 left. Most of those wins are small, often just your ticket price back, so good odds are not the same as a good buy.
What's the best Tennessee scratch-off at each price?
The best published odds at each price today, among games with a top prize left: $1: $10,000 Bonus Scratch; $2: Times 10 Bonus; $3: Jumbo Bucks Seasons (#1401); $5: Giant Jumbo Bucks; $10: Jumbo Jumbo Bucks; $20: Mega Play Jumbo Bucks Crossword; $25: Mega Millionaire Jumbo Bucks; $30: $3,000 Loaded; $50: The Fastest Road To $1 Million. The price filter on this page ranks every game at each price.
Which Tennessee scratch-offs should I avoid?
None stand out right now: every Tennessee game on sale still has at least one top prize left.
How do I claim a winning Tennessee scratch-off?
Prizes up to $599 can be cashed at any lottery retailer in Tennessee, and prizes up to $199,999 at a district office claim center (Chattanooga, Knoxville or Memphis). Prizes of $200,000 or more must be claimed at the Nashville Headquarters & Claim Center, 26 Century Blvd., Nashville, TN 37214. Our guide to where to cash scratch-off tickets covers the forms and ID you need. Federal tax of 24% is withheld on prizes over $5,000, and Tennessee does not tax lottery winnings (more on taxes on scratch-off winnings).
How long do I have to claim a Tennessee scratch-off?
You have 90 days from the date the lottery officially ends the game, not from the day you bought the ticket. Check a game's end date before you buy, especially if it is ending soon. Our guide to whether scratch-off tickets expire lists every state's deadline.
Do more expensive Tennessee scratch-offs have better odds?
Usually, yes. Typical (median) odds of winning any prize by ticket price: $1, 1 in 4.68; $2, 1 in 4.40; $3, 1 in 3.85; $5, 1 in 3.99; $10, 1 in 3.47; $20, 1 in 3.07; $25, 1 in 2.91; $30, 1 in 2.86; $50, 1 in 2.64. Better odds mostly means more small wins, often just your ticket price back.
Are Tennessee scratch-offs worth it, or do any pay back more than they cost?
Not as an investment. Tennessee's lottery does not publish enough prize data for us to calculate how much its games pay back, but lotteries keep a share of every ticket sold, so a scratch-off that pays back more than it costs is rare. Play for fun with money you can afford to lose. More on whether scratch-off tickets are worth it.
Should I buy Tennessee games that are ending soon?
Sometimes, when good prizes are still left. No Tennessee games are ending within the next 90 days, so there is no Ending Soon filter on this page right now. Bear in mind that scratch-off tickets do expire: in Tennessee you have 90 days from the date the lottery officially ends the game.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for educational purposes only. All data is sourced from the official Tennessee lottery website and is updated regularly, but we cannot guarantee 100% accuracy. Lottery games are games of chance, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Please play responsibly and never spend more than you can afford to lose. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER.
