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INSTANT CA$HGeorgia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Georgia Lottery
50
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10GeorgiaGame #1842GREEN
At a glance

INSTANT CA$H is one of the Georgia Lottery's $10 games. Its top prizes are holding up better than the rest of the game: 1 of 3 $1,000,000 prizes remains, while only 5% of all prizes are left. Free tickets make up 33% of its winners.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.34
Exp. Value
$0.77
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
1 / 3
Prizes Remaining
5%
ValueScore™
50 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.77
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 21st of the 39 active $10 games in Georgia.
Why
→Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Winning tickets come up at a 30% clip (1 in 3.34), above the norm.
  • At $0.77 returned per $1 spent, this game pays back more than the typical scratch-off.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$1,000,0001 in 1,629,83131
33%
$10,0001 in 1,222,37340Claimed
$5001 in 1,9842,46492
4%
$2501 in 1,6213,01684
3%
$1001 in 10446,9571,429
3%
$501 in 46106,0943,457
3%
$301 in 30163,0766,356
4%
$201 in 7652,73423,353
4%
$10
Free ticket
1 in 10489,57231,204
6%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$37,869,080
Current Prize Pool
$2,352,530
Payout Percentage
6.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
65,976

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,889,493
Estimated Remaining
220,360
% Remaining
4.5%
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, one $1,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on April 24.

20
March 6October 14
  • April 24, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Georgia's $10 games (0.5% 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

50
VALUESCORE
Fair
50
out of 100
Expected Value
30/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

State
Georgia
Game Number
1842
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
5/20/2025
Payout %
77.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.34 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the INSTANT CA$H scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. INSTANT CA$H scores 50/100 (Fair) and is 21st out of 39 $10 tickets in Georgia. It pays back about $0.77 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the Georgia rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the INSTANT CA$H scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with INSTANT CA$H are 1 in 3.34. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for INSTANT CA$H?
The top prize for INSTANT CA$H is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 1 of 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in INSTANT CA$H?
Based on our latest data, 5% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 65,976 out of 1,463,920 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $10 ticket in Georgia

All 39 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$600 CASH IN HAND821 in 3.2677.3%$600 · 13,631 of 17,4111.9%
$500,000 HOLLYWOOD RICHES741 in 3.9076.9%$500K · 3 of 34.9%
50Xtra691 in 3.5376.9%$1M · 2 of 31.8%
MYSTERY BOX GIVEAWAY681 in 3.3077.1%$500K · 1 of 31.5%
TRIPLE 777641 in 3.1077.4%$778K · 1 of 30.0%
JACKPOTS GALORE (Game #1886)631 in 3.3577.5%$1M · 1 of 30.7%
7 Game621 in 3.6677.6%$700K · 2 of 30.0%
BONUS STAR MILLIONS611 in 3.3677.3%$1M · 1 of 31.5%
FIRE & ICE591 in 3.2477.0%$1M · 1 of 30.0%
INSTANT CA$H (this game)501 in 3.3477.4%$1M · 1 of 30.3%

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.