At a glance
Centipede is a $5 ticket from the Idaho Lottery. At 1 in 3.72, its overall odds are the longest of Idaho's 8 $5 games. It pays back about $0.70 per $1 on average, in line with Idaho's other $5 games.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.72
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
53%
ValueScore™
53 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #20 of the 32 active games we track in Idaho.
Why
→A leaner 27% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 3.72), below most games.
- At $0.70 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
- Little of the prize pool has been drained so far.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 258,263 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 172,175 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| $500 | 1 in 86,088 | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| $100 | 1 in 4,199 | 123 | 60 | 49% |
| $50 | 1 in 110 | 4,701 | 2,509 | 53% |
| $30 | 1 in 156 | 3,305 | 1,755 | 53% |
| $25 | 1 in 30 | 17,218 | 9,223 | 54% |
| $15 | 1 in 50 | 10,301 | Not reported | - |
| $10 | 1 in 11 | 48,222 | Not reported | - |
| $5 | 1 in 9 | 55,156 | Not reported | - |
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$882,950
Current Prize Pool
$517,175
Payout Percentage
58.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
13,553
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
94,332
Estimated Remaining
50,417
% Remaining
53.4%
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 $50,000 top prizes left at launch on July 17 are still unclaimed.
20
July 17October 14
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
53
VALUESCORE
Fair
53
out of 100
Expected Value
19/40
Prize Quality
20/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/14/2026
Game Details
- State
- Idaho
- Game Number
- 1922
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 7/14/2026
- Payout %
- 69.5%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/14/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Centipede scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Centipede scores 53/100 (Fair) and is 5th out of 8 $5 tickets in Idaho. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Idaho rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Centipede scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Centipede are 1 in 3.72. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Centipede?
The top prize for Centipede is $50,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
Every $5 ticket in Idaho
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chef's Kiss | 74 | 1 in 3.39 | 70.1% | $50K · 2 |
| Elfin' Rich | 65 | 1 in 3.43 | 68.6% | $50K · 2 |
| Dia De Los Muertos | 57 | 1 in 3.51 | 70.4% | $50K · 2 |
| Power Up Slingo | 53 | 1 in 3.61 | 68.9% | $50K · 2 |
| Centipede (this game) | 53 | 1 in 3.72 | 69.5% | $50K · 2 |
| Mountains of Cashword | 49 | 1 in 3.31 | 66.0% | $50K · 1 |
| Huckleberry Bucks | 45 | 1 in 3.59 | 68.5% | $50K · 1 |
| Gold Star Big Bingo | 31 | 1 in 3.52 | 66.7% | $50K · 1 |