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Junior JUMBO BUCKSGeorgia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Georgia Lottery
9
VALUESCORE
Poor
$1GeorgiaGame #1410GREEN
At a glance

Junior JUMBO BUCKS costs $1 a ticket from the Georgia Lottery. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $10,000 prize now runs about 1 in 1,085,662 by our estimate, against 1 in 804,950 at launch. At 1 in 4.69, its overall odds are the longest of Georgia's 9 $1 games. 56% of its winning tickets pay $1 or less, no more than the ticket cost. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 11% of prizes remain.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.69
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$10,000
Top Prizes Left
23 / 279
Prizes Remaining
11%
ValueScore™
9 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
↓
POOR VALUE
The numbers work against it: #191 of the 199 active games we track in Georgia.
Why
↓A leaner 21% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.69), below most games.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 805K at launch, about 1 in 1.1M now. The $10,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Expected value of $0.68 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$10,000
23 of 279 left
launch odds 1 in 805K
now ~1 in 1.1M
$500
359 of 4,678 left
launch odds 1 in 48K
now ~1 in 70K
$100
2,103 of 28,088 left
launch odds 1 in 7,996
now ~1 in 12K
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
$10,0001 in 804,95027923
8%
$5001 in 48,0084,678359
8%
$1001 in 7,99628,0882,103
7%
$751 in 4,80546,7373,259
7%
$501 in 2,40093,5587,158
8%
$301 in 1,199187,36113,548
7%
$251 in 273823,58166,495
8%
$201 in 480467,94834,927
7%
$151 in 300748,70964,375
9%
$101 in 240935,70581,479
9%
$71 in 300748,70965,320
9%
$51 in 673,369,813331,651
10%
$31 in 435,240,703521,407
10%
$21 in 278,235,384883,563
11%
$1
Free ticket
1 in 826,953,8343,248,475
12%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$153,514,714
Current Prize Pool
$14,465,212
Payout Percentage
9.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
5,324,142

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
224,581,058
Estimated Remaining
24,970,226
% Remaining
11.1%
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, 15 $10,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 23. The most recent was on September 17.

380
March 6October 14
  • September 17, 20261 claimed · 23 left
  • September 4, 20261 claimed · 24 left
  • September 1, 20261 claimed · 25 left
  • April 29 to August 12, 20268 claimed · 26 left
  • April 29, 20261 claimed · 34 left
  • April 12, 20261 claimed · 35 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 7 times the average for Georgia's $1 games (0% 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

9
VALUESCORE
Poor
9
out of 100
Expected Value
2/40
Prize Quality
2/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

State
Georgia
Game Number
1410
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
7/11/2018
Payout %
68.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.69 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Junior JUMBO BUCKS scratch-off a good buy?
No. Junior JUMBO BUCKS scores 9/100 (Poor) and is 7th of the 9 active $1 games in Georgia, among the weakest tickets in Georgia. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Junior JUMBO BUCKS scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Junior JUMBO BUCKS are 1 in 4.69. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Junior JUMBO BUCKS?
The top prize for Junior JUMBO BUCKS is $10,000. As of our latest update, 23 of 279 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Junior JUMBO BUCKS?
Based on our latest data, 11% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 5,324,142 out of 47,885,087 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $1 ticket in Georgia

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
PERFECT 10s151 in 4.4566.7%$10K · 2 of 40.0%
MATCH 2 WIN141 in 4.4266.7%$1K · 9 of 270.0%
CA$H ON THE SPOT131 in 4.4566.7%$500 · 22 of 1060.0%
$1 BIG GEORGIA RAFFLE111 in 4.5866.6%$5K · 1 of 50.0%
DOUBLE IT!101 in 4.6866.7%$5K · 1 of 50.0%
CASH MATCH101 in 4.4266.7%$1K · 4 of 400.0%
Junior JUMBO BUCKS (this game)91 in 4.6968.4%$10K · 23 of 2790.2%
5X THE MONEY (Game #1417)51 in 4.4968.3%$10K · 8 of 1350.2%
5X THE MONEY41 in 4.4968.3%$10K · 4 of 750.0%

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.