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$3,000 FESTIVE FRENZYGeorgia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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70
VALUESCORE
Good
$30GeorgiaGame #1812GREEN
At a glance

The Georgia Lottery sells $3,000 FESTIVE FRENZY as a $30 ticket. By our estimate the $3,000,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 2,221,152 per ticket, down from 1 in 2,653,331. Free tickets make up 26% of its winners.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.60
Exp. Value
$0.82
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$3,000,000
Top Prizes Left
1 / 3
Prizes Remaining
28%
ValueScore™
70 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.82
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: #13 of 199 in Georgia, better than about 94% of the state's games.
Why
↑$0.82 back per dollar puts this game's return ahead of the pack.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 2.7M at launch, about 1 in 2.2M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $3,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • At 1 in 2.60 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.
  • Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$3,000,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 2.7M
now ~1 in 2.2M
$3,000
2,861 of 10,076 left
launch odds 1 in 790
now ~1 in 776
$500
552 of 1,976 left
launch odds 1 in 4,028
now ~1 in 4,024
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
$3,000,0001 in 2,653,33131
33%
$3,0001 in 79010,0762,861
28%
$5001 in 4,0281,976552
28%
$3001 in 16647,99214,466
30%
$1001 in 36218,74960,057
27%
$601 in 20397,401109,690
28%
$501 in 10795,036218,481
27%
$401 in 10795,145222,133
28%
$30
Free ticket
1 in 10795,158226,048
28%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$195,744,900
Current Prize Pool
$55,376,710
Payout Percentage
28.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
854,289

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
7,959,994
Estimated Remaining
2,221,152
% Remaining
27.9%
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 one $3,000,000 top prize left on March 6, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

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March 6October 14

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Georgia's $30 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

70
VALUESCORE
Good
70
out of 100
Expected Value
39/40
Prize Quality
8/25
Win Frequency
19/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

State
Georgia
Game Number
1812
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
10/15/2024
Payout %
82.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.60 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $3,000 FESTIVE FRENZY scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. $3,000 FESTIVE FRENZY scores 70/100 (Good) and is 3rd of the 6 active $30 games in Georgia. It pays back about $0.82 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $3,000 FESTIVE FRENZY scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $3,000 FESTIVE FRENZY are 1 in 2.60. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $3,000 FESTIVE FRENZY?
The top prize for $3,000 FESTIVE FRENZY is $3,000,000. As of our latest update, 1 of 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $3,000 FESTIVE FRENZY?
Based on our latest data, 28% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 854,289 out of 3,061,536 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $30 ticket in Georgia

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
GRANT811 in 2.5882.9%$3M · 1 of 31.5%
MILLIONAIRE MAKER801 in 2.5383.5%$1M · 10 of 190.5%
$3,000 FESTIVE FRENZY (this game)701 in 2.6082.0%$3M · 1 of 30.4%
2nd Edition Billionaire Club671 in 2.5478.2%$7M · 1 of 40.3%
MILLION DOLLAR GIVEAWAY!611 in 2.5284.6%$1M · 1 of 190.0%
TITANIUM 7s601 in 2.6280.6%$700K · 1 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.