The Georgia Lottery sells $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS at $5 a ticket. Expect roughly one winner in every 4 tickets, based on the published 1 in 3.80 overall odds. Dollar for dollar, it pays back around $0.73 per $1, an average return for a scratch-off. Top prize: $500, with 529 of the original 12,428 still waiting to be won. Most prizes have already been claimed (8% remaining). Weighing expected value, prize quality, win frequency, and inventory health, ScratchCheck scores it 27/100 (Below Avg). Today it stands at 126th out of 193 Georgia scratch-offs; among $5 tickets it is 44th of the 51 active $5 games in Georgia.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.80
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
529 / 12,428
Prizes Remaining
8%
ValueScore™
27 / 100
Below Avg
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #126 of the 193 active games we track in Georgia.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
- Prizes hit less often here, roughly 26% per ticket (1 in 3.80).
- $0.73 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate$500
529 of 12,428 left
launch odds 1 in 450
now ~1 in 814
$100
249 of 6,046 left
launch odds 1 in 924
now ~1 in 1,729
$50
402 of 8,400 left
launch odds 1 in 665
now ~1 in 1,071
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 450 | 12,428 | 529 | 4% |
| $100 | 1 in 924 | 6,046 | 249 | 4% |
| $50 | 1 in 665 | 8,400 | 402 | 5% |
| $30 | 1 in 823 | 6,789 | 332 | 5% |
| $25 | 1 in 145 | 38,462 | 1,936 | 5% |
| $20 | 1 in 60 | 93,303 | 5,561 | 6% |
| $15 | 1 in 60 | 93,217 | 5,452 | 6% |
| $10 | 1 in 15 | 373,016 | 22,877 | 6% |
| $8 | 1 in 20 | 279,768 | 24,883 | 9% |
| $5 | 1 in 10 | 559,481 | 51,094 | 9% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$20,433,844
Current Prize Pool
$1,244,164
Payout Percentage
6.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
113,315
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
5,589,458
Estimated Remaining
430,597
% Remaining
7.7%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
27
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
27
out of 100
Expected Value
18/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 8/27/2026
Game Details
- State
- Georgia
- Game Number
- 1863
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 10/21/2025
- Payout %
- 73.1%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 8/27/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS scratch-off a good buy?
$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS scores 27/100 on ValueScore, which is below average. The expected value, prize pool, or inventory health is weaker than most other tickets at this price. There are likely better options in Georgia at the $5 price point.
How much does $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS cost?
$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS costs $5 per ticket in Georgia. All ScratchCheck figures for this game (expected value, ValueScore, and top prize analysis) are calculated against this $5 ticket price.
What are the odds of winning the $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS are 1 in 3.80. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS?
The top prize for $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS is $500. As of our latest update, 529 of 12,428 top prizes remain unclaimed.
What are the prizes for $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS?
$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS offers 10 distinct prize levels: $500 (12,428 total), $100 (6,046 total), $50 (8,400 total), $30 (6,789 total), $25 (38,462 total), $20 (93,303 total), $15 (93,217 total), $10 (373,016 total), $8 (279,768 total), and $5 (559,481 total). The full prize breakdown with odds and remaining counts is listed in the prize table on this page.
How many prizes are left in $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS?
Based on our latest data, 8% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 113,315 out of 1,470,910 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.
How is $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS rated by ScratchCheck?
ScratchCheck rates $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS at 27 out of 100 using ValueScore™, a composite rating built from four factors: Expected Value, Prize Quality, Win Frequency, and Inventory Health. Scores of 80 or above are Excellent, 60 to 79 Good, 40 to 59 Fair, 20 to 39 Below Average, and below 20 is Poor. The score updates automatically as prizes are claimed and data refreshes.
When was $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS released?
$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS was released by the Georgia Lottery on October 21, 2025. It has been on sale for roughly 10 months, so a meaningful portion of prizes has likely been claimed.
How often is $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS data updated on ScratchCheck?
$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS data comes directly from the official Georgia Lottery and is refreshed daily, so the odds and remaining prize counts you see match the lottery's latest published figures.