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SPICY HOT CASHGeorgia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Georgia Lottery
18
VALUESCORE
Poor
$2GeorgiaGame #1853GREEN
At a glance

SPICY HOT CASH is one of the Georgia Lottery's $2 games. The $30,000 top prize is gone: every one of the 5 printed has been claimed, and what remains tops out at $500 (17 left). Only 13% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.88
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$30,000
Top Prizes Left
0 / 5
Prizes Remaining
13%
ValueScore™
18 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
↓
POOR VALUE
The numbers work against it: #158 of the 199 active games we track in Georgia.
Why
↓Only 0 of 5 top prizes remain, and the mid-tier pool has thinned out with them.
  • You get back about $0.71 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$30,000
0 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 989K
All claimed
$500
17 of 126 left
launch odds 1 in 39K
now ~1 in 38K
$100
41 of 416 left
launch odds 1 in 12K
now ~1 in 16K
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
$30,0001 in 989,19450Claimed
$5001 in 39,25412617
13%
$1001 in 11,88941641
10%
$501 in 3,9851,241113
9%
$301 in 44211,2001,171
10%
$201 in 7565,5897,008
11%
$151 in 10049,5485,282
11%
$101 in 33148,45816,658
11%
$51 in 5099,00311,618
12%
$41 in 32156,84019,128
12%
$31 in 20247,36331,548
13%
$2
Free ticket
1 in 10494,94572,233
15%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$7,046,584
Current Prize Pool
$813,062
Payout Percentage
11.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
164,817

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,945,968
Estimated Remaining
639,490
% Remaining
12.9%
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

The last $30,000 top prize was reported claimed on June 2. 1 was left on March 8, when our records for it began.

10
March 8October 14
  • June 2, 20261 claimed · 0 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 $2 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

18
VALUESCORE
Poor
18
out of 100
Expected Value
5/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

State
Georgia
Game Number
1853
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
8/19/2025
Payout %
71.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.88 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the SPICY HOT CASH scratch-off a good buy?
No. SPICY HOT CASH scores 18/100 (Poor) and is 23rd out of 48 $2 tickets in Georgia, among the weakest tickets in Georgia. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the SPICY HOT CASH scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with SPICY HOT CASH are 1 in 3.88. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for SPICY HOT CASH?
The top prize for SPICY HOT CASH is $30,000. All 5 top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in SPICY HOT CASH?
Based on our latest data, 13% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 164,817 out of 1,274,734 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $2 ticket in Georgia

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
CA$H Payout411 in 3.8174.8%$50K · 1 of 60.1%
JUMBO BREW BUCKS341 in 4.1671.0%$25K · 1 of 411.1%
FA$T MONEY331 in 4.2271.3%$20K · 4 of 74.6%
$2 CA$H321 in 4.3272.5%$50K · 2 of 80.0%
SPACE INVADERS CASH INVASION301 in 4.0172.6%$50K · 1 of 40.0%
15Xtra271 in 4.0471.6%$30K · 1 of 52.4%
CA$HWORD VII261 in 4.1471.6%$30K · 1 of 20.0%
JUMBO BUCKS Classic261 in 4.2173.0%$50K · 38 of 276-
RACK UP!251 in 3.9171.2%$30K · 1 of 50.0%
SPICY HOT CASH (this game)181 in 3.8871.2%$30K · 0 of 50.0%

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.