Kentucky launched 5 new scratch-offs for September 2026
Kentucky launched five new scratch-offs on sale September 10, and one of the games moves straight to the top of the state.
| Game | Price | Top prize | Payout | Odds | ValueScore™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Money Blowout | $20 | $2,000 | 75.0% | 1 in 8.52 | 79.8 |
| Fun 5's | $5 | $75,000 | 71.3% | 1 in 3.80 | 70.3 |
| Chills & Bills | $5 | $50,000 | 71.4% | 1 in 3.71 | 70.2 |
| Cash Overload | $5 | $50,000 | 71.3% | 1 in 4.11 | 61.0 |
| Witches Brew Bucks | $3 | $30,000 | 66.7% | 1 in 3.80 | 54.9 |
Kentucky's shelf runs 56 games with an average payout of 70.9% and an average score of 48.1, and four of these five open above that.
Maximum Money Blowout has three prize levels and nothing else
The whole prize table for the $20 Maximum Money Blowout is $100, $200, and $2,000. There is no jackpot tier and no low tier (like a free ticket). A $20 ticket either loses or pays at least five times its price.
| Prize | Printed | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| $2,000 | 1,687 | 1 in 1,463 |
| $200 | 40,842 | 1 in 60 |
| $100 | 244,716 | 1 in 10 |
The game wins on one ticket in 8.52, roughly half as often as the average Kentucky $20 game at 1 in 4.32. What it gives back is the size of the win. Across the 287,245 printed prizes the average payout is about $125, against about $64 for a typical Kentucky $20 ticket.
It also has no money-back tier, and that is unusual. About four in ten scratch-off prizes nationally just hand back the ticket price (free ticket), so a headline like 1 in 4 overstates how often a player comes out ahead. At 79.8 this is the highest ValueScore™ game in Kentucky at the moment.
Kentucky already sells a similar game. Mega Bonus Blowout is a $20 game with the same $2,000 ceiling, 1 in 9.93 odds, and a 73.5% payout. It rates 65.5 after selling a third of its run.
The $5 and $3 games are more conventional
Fun 5's and Chills & Bills open within a point of each other, at 70.3 and 70.2. Fun 5's carries the bigger top prize at $75,000 with four printed, plus tiers at $2,500 and $1,000 that Chills & Bills does not have. Chills & Bills wins slightly more often, 1 in 3.71 against 1 in 3.80.
Cash Overload trails at 61.0 despite the same 71.3% payout, because its prize table is bottom-heavy. More than 830,000 of its prizes are $5 or $10, and it wins less often at 1 in 4.11.
Witches Brew Bucks is the Halloween ticket, a $3 game with three top prizes of $30,000. At 66.7% it returns the least of the five, normal enough for the price. Kentucky's $3 games average 65.7% and its $2 games 63.5%, against 73.6% at $20.
Current standings for these and the rest of the state are on the Kentucky page, and the national list is our best value rankings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What new scratch-offs did Kentucky launch?
Five went on sale September 10, 2026. Maximum Money Blowout at $20, Fun 5's, Chills & Bills, and Cash Overload at $5, and Witches Brew Bucks at $3. The $5 games have top prizes of $75,000 and $50,000, and the $3 Halloween game tops out at $30,000.
What is Maximum Money Blowout?
A $20 Kentucky game with only three prize levels: $100, $200, and $2,000. There is no grand prize and no small change. It wins on one ticket in 8.52, longer than most $20 games, but a winning ticket is always at least $100, which is five times the ticket price.
Which new Kentucky scratch-off is the best buy?
Maximum Money Blowout rates highest at 79.8 on our ValueScore scale, ahead of Fun 5's at 70.3 and Chills & Bills at 70.2. It also pays back 75% of sales against 71.3% for the $5 games. Witches Brew Bucks rates lowest at 54.9 with a 66.7% payout.
Jessie Jurado is a news writer who covers new scratch-off launches, state lottery guides, taxes on winnings, news, and much more. She joined ScratchCheck in 2026 and writes the site's state-by-state coverage.
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