The current odds of winning any prize on Emerald 8s are 1 in 5.06 (19.75%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20,000 top prize.

Yes. Both $20,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. A game can stay on sale after its top prizes are gone, so a ticket bought now can no longer win the top prize. We estimate about 12% of the game's 1,004,289 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Emerald 8s is on sale at Mississippi Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 25 $2 Mississippi scratch-offs on sale, Emerald 8s ranks #14 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.06 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back. Right now the $2 game with the best odds of breaking even is Double Lucky 7s, where 1 in 4.69 tickets wins at least $2 back.

Emerald 8s has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20,000: all claimed; $2,000+: all claimed; $200+ at 1 in 8,387 (14 of 169 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,727 (54 of 690 left); $50+ at 1 in 541 (149 of 2,686 left); $20+ at 1 in 144 (597 of 6,682 left); $10+ at 1 in 44.5 (1,825 of 20,086 left); $5+ at 1 in 10.6 (8,468 of 90,449 left); $2+ at 1 in 5.06 (12,086 of 100,440 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Emerald 8s ticket are 1 in 5.06 (19.75%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 10.6 (9.46%).

Emerald 8s costs $2 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Mississippi Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Emerald 8s, a $2 Mississippi scratch-off, was released on Jan 6, 2026 by the Mississippi Lottery.