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WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFEGeorgia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Georgia Lottery
19
VALUESCORE
Poor
$2GeorgiaGame #1813GREEN
At a glance

WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFE is one of the Georgia Lottery's $2 games. Its top prizes are holding up better than the rest of the game: 2 of 4 $240,000 prizes remain, while only 12% of all prizes are left. Its expected return of $0.66 per $1 sits $0.05 below the typical $2 ticket in Georgia.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.97
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$240,000
$1,000 a month for life
Top Prizes Left
2 / 4
Prizes Remaining
12%
ValueScore™
19 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
↓
POOR VALUE
It is 21st of the 48 active $2 games in Georgia, so most $2 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Expected value lands near the pack at $0.66 per $1 spent.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 12K at launch, about 1 in 10K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $500 prizes have been claimed.
  • Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.
  • A leaner 25% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 3.97), below most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$500
$1,000 a month for life
66 of 487 left
launch odds 1 in 12K
now ~1 in 10K
$100
218 of 1,950 left
launch odds 1 in 3,000
now ~1 in 3,170
$50
603 of 6,718 left
launch odds 1 in 871
now ~1 in 1,146
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
$500
($1,000 a month for life)
1 in 12,01148766
14%
$1001 in 3,0001,950218
11%
$501 in 8716,718603
9%
$401 in 5989,777978
10%
$201 in 23125,3492,369
9%
$181 in 7182,9036,424
8%
$151 in 15039,0123,758
10%
$131 in 5989,774790
8%
$101 in 6009,7431,165
12%
$81 in 30019,5091,617
8%
$71 in 30019,5102,425
12%
$51 in 10058,4986,880
12%
$51 in 55107,3219,966
9%
$41 in 12048,7635,754
12%
$31 in 20292,64833,239
11%
$31 in 50117,03411,343
10%
$2
Free ticket
1 in 10585,34682,616
14%
$21 in 15039,0273,865
10%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$7,768,967
Current Prize Pool
$809,237
Payout Percentage
10.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
174,076

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
5,849,275
Estimated Remaining
691,082
% Remaining
11.8%
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 2 $240,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

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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 $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

19
VALUESCORE
Poor
19
out of 100
Expected Value
0/40
Prize Quality
8/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

State
Georgia
Game Number
1813
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
11/19/2024
Payout %
66.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.97 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFE scratch-off a good buy?
No. WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFE scores 19/100 (Poor) and is 21st out of 48 $2 tickets in Georgia, among the weakest tickets in Georgia. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFE scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFE are 1 in 3.97. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFE?
The top prize for WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFE is $240,000. As of our latest update, 2 of 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFE?
Based on our latest data, 12% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 174,076 out of 1,473,369 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

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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.