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Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITIONGeorgia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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33
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5GeorgiaGame #1377GREEN
At a glance

Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITION costs $5 a ticket from the Georgia Lottery. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 2% of prizes remain. It has been on sale since November 2018.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.77
Exp. Value
$0.74
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
202 / 12,592
Prizes Remaining
2%
ValueScore™
33 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.74
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #107 of the 199 active games we track in Georgia.
Why
↓Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • About a 27% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.77), in line with most games.
  • At $0.74 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$5001 in 50612,592202
2%
$1001 in 7498,506133
2%
$501 in 6669,560168
2%
$301 in 57311,113190
2%
$251 in 11356,530910
2%
$201 in 40159,0782,790
2%
$151 in 60106,1301,924
2%
$101 in 17371,3177,183
2%
$81 in 20318,2377,458
2%
$5
Free ticket
1 in 10636,40216,120
3%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$23,585,826
Current Prize Pool
$447,904
Payout Percentage
1.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
37,078

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,369,283
Estimated Remaining
139,784
% Remaining
2.2%
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

All 202 $500 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

2020
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

33
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
33
out of 100
Expected Value
24/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
9/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

State
Georgia
Game Number
1377
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
11/20/2018
Payout %
74.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.77 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITION scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITION scores 33/100 (Below Average) and is 34th of the 53 active $5 games in Georgia. It pays back about $0.74 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITION scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITION are 1 in 3.77. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITION?
The top prize for Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITION is $500. As of our latest update, 202 of 12,592 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITION?
Based on our latest data, 2% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 37,078 out of 1,689,465 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $5 ticket in Georgia

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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%
Lots of $500s SPECIAL EDITION (this game)331 in 3.7774.1%$500 · 202 of 12,5920.0%

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.