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$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKSGeorgia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5GeorgiaGame #1863GREEN
At a glance

The Georgia Lottery sells $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS as a $5 ticket. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $500 prize now runs about 1 in 811 by our estimate, against 1 in 450 at launch. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 8% of prizes remain.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.80
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
524 / 12,428
Prizes Remaining
8%
ValueScore™
32 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #112 of the 199 active games we track in Georgia.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 450 at launch, about 1 in 811 now. The $500 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Odds of 1 in 3.80 put the win rate squarely in the normal range.
  • You get back about $0.73 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$500
524 of 12,428 left
launch odds 1 in 450
now ~1 in 811
$100
245 of 6,046 left
launch odds 1 in 924
now ~1 in 1,735
$50
396 of 8,400 left
launch odds 1 in 665
now ~1 in 1,074
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

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$5001 in 45012,428524
4%
$1001 in 9246,046245
4%
$501 in 6658,400396
5%
$301 in 8236,789325
5%
$251 in 14538,4621,908
5%
$201 in 6093,3035,489
6%
$151 in 6093,2175,359
6%
$101 in 15373,01622,558
6%
$81 in 20279,76824,591
9%
$5
Free ticket
1 in 10559,48150,483
9%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$20,433,844
Current Prize Pool
$1,228,638
Payout Percentage
6.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
111,878

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
5,589,458
Estimated Remaining
425,136
% Remaining
7.6%
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.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 582 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 524. The most recent was on October 14.

1,1060
March 6October 14

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Georgia's $5 games (0.4% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
32
out of 100
Expected Value
23/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

State
Georgia
Game Number
1863
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
10/21/2025
Payout %
73.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.80 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS scores 32/100 (Below Average) and is 38th of the 53 active $5 games in Georgia. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
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, 524 of 12,428 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS?
Based on our latest data, 8% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 111,878 out of 1,470,910 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $5 ticket in Georgia

All 54 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
THE BIG $5 TICKET671 in 3.3373.0%$400K · 3 of 36.9%
LUCKY 7s601 in 2.9472.6%$478K · 2 of 32.0%
25Xtra571 in 3.4072.5%$500K · 2 of 32.9%
BULLDOG BUCKS541 in 3.4972.8%$300K · 1 of 34.1%
$5 BIG GEORGIA RAFFLE541 in 3.5973.0%$400K · 2 of 30.0%
Lucky ROLL511 in 3.4272.8%$400K · 2 of 40.4%
POWER 5s (Game #1664)481 in 3.4374.2%$500K · 1 of 30.0%
$500,000 JUMBO CASH471 in 3.2473.9%$500K · 1 of 30.0%
5 SPOT461 in 3.6772.8%$500K · 1 of 30.0%
$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS (this game)321 in 3.8073.1%$500 · 524 of 12,4280.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.