Iowa · $20 tickets

Best $20 Iowa Scratch-Off Tickets

There are 4 active $20 scratch-off games in the Iowa Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is 200X THE WIN at $0.77 per $1. Updated Oct 31, 2026.

Across the 4 $20 Iowa games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.77 per $1 and the weakest $0.72 — a 5-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.75. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $250,000 on 200X THE WIN (8 still unclaimed).

#GamePriceReturn / $1Odds to WinTop PrizeEst. Tickets LeftPrize Tiers Left
1$20$0.77 / $11 in 2.89$250,000760,23011/11
2$20$0.75 / $11 in 2.9$250,000962,43410/10
3$20$0.75 / $11 in 2.88$250,0001,096,39210/10
4$20$0.72 / $11 in 2.9$250,000457,40611/11

Even the best $20 ticket almost always returns less than $1 per $1 played. These rankings tell you which games are less bad, not which are profitable. Play for fun, not for income.

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