HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026Georgia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The Georgia Lottery sells HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 as a $3 ticket. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $20,026 prize now runs about 1 in 331,991 by our estimate, against 1 in 185,762 at launch. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 11% of prizes remain.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 186K at launch, about 1 in 332K now. The $20,026 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.
- You get back about $0.72 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,026 | 1 in 185,762 | 17 | 1 | 6% |
| $2,026 | 1 in 38,048 | 83 | 7 | 8% |
| $500 | 1 in 30,365 | 104 | 11 | 11% |
| $100 | 1 in 5,152 | 613 | 45 | 7% |
| $50 | 1 in 265 | 11,920 | 895 | 8% |
| $30 | 1 in 184 | 17,155 | 2,458 | 14% |
| $20 | 1 in 52 | 60,831 | 4,796 | 8% |
| $15 | 1 in 50 | 63,208 | 5,525 | 9% |
| $10 | 1 in 100 | 31,596 | 2,777 | 9% |
| $6 | 1 in 33 | 94,786 | 8,783 | 9% |
| $5 | 1 in 33 | 94,687 | 8,881 | 9% |
| $4 | 1 in 20 | 157,975 | 16,100 | 10% |
| $3 Free ticket | 1 in 10 | 315,936 | 38,966 | 12% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since March 6, when our records for it began, 2 $20,026 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was between March 7 and April 24.
- March 7 to April 24, 20262 claimed · 1 left
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 $3 games (0.6% 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
Game Details
- State
- Georgia
- Game Number
- 1874
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 12/16/2025
- Payout %
- 72.1%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $3 ticket in Georgia
All 18 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS V | 59 | 1 in 3.83 | 72.0% | $150K · 3 of 3 | - |
| 30X BINGO MULTIPLIER | 51 | 1 in 3.78 | 71.7% | $130K · 4 of 4 | 7.6% |
| HIT $300 BINGO | 31 | 1 in 3.75 | 72.0% | $150K · 1 of 4 | 0.0% |
| BULLSEYE BINGO | 30 | 1 in 3.74 | 71.9% | $150K · 1 of 4 | 0.0% |
| $100,000 JUMBO CASH CASHWORD | 30 | 1 in 3.94 | 72.8% | $100K · 0 of 4 | 0.0% |
| HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 (this game) | 29 | 1 in 3.72 | 72.1% | $20K · 1 of 17 | 0.0% |
| JUMBO BUCKS Crossword | 28 | 1 in 4.08 | 73.1% | $100K · 1 of 60 | 0.0% |
| HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025 | 27 | 1 in 3.71 | 72.2% | $20K · 4 of 17 | 0.0% |
| JUMBO BUCKS CROSSWORD | 27 | 1 in 4.08 | 73.1% | $100K · 1 of 29 | 0.0% |
| HOT BINGO Multiplier | 27 | 1 in 3.75 | 72.0% | $150K · 2 of 4 | 0.0% |
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.