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Ranked 24th of 60 Tickets in Indiana

CASH SURGEIndiana Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Indiana Lottery
55
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5IndianaGame #2623GREEN
At a glance

CASH SURGE costs $5 a ticket from the Indiana Lottery. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $75,000 prize now runs about 1 in 3,200,931 by our estimate, against 1 in 1,085,867 at launch. Nearly all of its prizes, 98%, are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.73
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$75,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
98%
ValueScore™
55 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69
→
AVERAGE
At 24th out of 60 Indiana scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.1M at launch, about 1 in 3.2M now. The $75,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Expected value of $0.69 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • You win something fairly often here, about 27% per ticket (1 in 3.73).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$75,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.1M
now ~1 in 3.2M
$1,500
14 of 27 left
launch odds 1 in 121K
now ~1 in 229K
$500
251 of 546 left
launch odds 1 in 5,966
now ~1 in 13K
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

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$75,00031
33%
$1,5002714
52%
$500546251
46%
$2001,081479
44%
$1008,1113,536
44%
$5017,4277,707
44%
$20195,456195,456
100%
$10325,760325,760
100%
$5325,760325,760
100%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$11,232,670
Current Prize Pool
$9,851,770
Payout Percentage
87.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
858,964

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
3,257,600
Estimated Remaining
3,200,931
% Remaining
98.3%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is the lottery’s published print run. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since its launch on July 9, 2 $75,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 23.

30
3
2
1
July 9October 19
  • August 23, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • August 6, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice the average for Indiana's $5 games (0% 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

55
VALUESCORE
Fair
55
out of 100
Expected Value
15/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Indiana
Game Number
2623
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
7/7/2026
Payout %
69.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.73 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the CASH SURGE scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. CASH SURGE scores 55/100 (Fair) and is 3rd of the 17 active $5 games in Indiana. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Indiana rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the CASH SURGE scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with CASH SURGE are 1 in 3.73. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for CASH SURGE?
The top prize for CASH SURGE is $75,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in CASH SURGE?
Based on our latest data, 98% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 858,964 out of 874,171 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $5 ticket in Indiana

All 17 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
CASH VAULT631 in 3.8169.0%$100K · 20.0%
DIAMOND DASH551 in 3.6469.0%$2K · 690.0%
CASH SURGE (this game)551 in 3.7369.0%$75K · 10.1%
$20, $50 OR $100531 in 7.3069.1%$100 · 11,537-
CA$H MONEY521 in 4.0169.0%$150K · 10.1%
WILD CHERRY521 in 3.8569.0%$100K · 20.1%
SPACE INVADERS CASH INVASION511 in 3.7069.0%$100K · 10.0%
IN THE MONEY491 in 3.8769.0%$100K · 10.0%
RUBY 7s471 in 3.9069.1%$77K · 20.0%
FAT WALLET421 in 3.9769.0%$100K · 10.0%

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.