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Ranked 57th of 60 Tickets in Indiana

SOME LIKE IT HOTIndiana Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Indiana Lottery
32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$1IndianaGame #2618GREEN
At a glance

The Indiana Lottery sells SOME LIKE IT HOT as a $1 ticket. The Indiana Lottery stops selling it on November 6, 2026. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $1,000 prize now runs about 1 in 6,294,351 by our estimate, against 1 in 1,576,650 at launch. At a ValueScore of 32/100 (Below Avg), it is 4th of the 4 active $1 games in Indiana.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.67
Exp. Value
$0.62
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
100%
ValueScore™
32 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.62
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 57th out of 60 Indiana scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 3 other $1 Indiana games ranked higher.
Why
↓At $0.62 returned per $1, this game pays back less than most scratch-offs.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.6M at launch, about 1 in 6.3M now. The $1,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • A leaner 21% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.67), below most games.
  • A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$1,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.6M
now ~1 in 6.3M
$100
540 of 3,159 left
launch odds 1 in 1,996
now ~1 in 12K
$20
22,348 of 22,348 left
launch odds 1 in 282
now ~1 in 282
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
$1,00041
25%
$1003,159540
17%
$2022,34822,348
100%
$1063,06663,066
100%
$5212,824212,824
100%
$2402,054402,054
100%
$1646,505646,505
100%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$3,912,253
Current Prize Pool
$3,647,353
Payout Percentage
93.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,347,338

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,306,600
Estimated Remaining
6,294,351
% Remaining
99.8%
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 April 12, when our records for it began, 2 $1,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on June 18.

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3
2
1
April 12October 19
  • June 18, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • May 17, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each 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

32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
32
out of 100
Expected Value
1/40
Prize Quality
14/25
Win Frequency
3/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Indiana
Game Number
2618
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
4/7/2026
Payout %
62.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

Simulate This Game

Run a virtual scratch-off using this game's real odds.

Image Credit: Indiana Lottery
$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.67 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the SOME LIKE IT HOT scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. SOME LIKE IT HOT scores 32/100 (Below Average) and is 4th of the 4 active $1 games in Indiana. It pays back about $0.62 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the SOME LIKE IT HOT scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with SOME LIKE IT HOT are 1 in 4.67. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for SOME LIKE IT HOT?
The top prize for SOME LIKE IT HOT is $1,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in SOME LIKE IT HOT?
Based on our latest data, 100% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,347,338 out of 1,349,960 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $1 ticket in Indiana

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
CA$H SHARK401 in 4.4262.0%$500 · 60.0%
$50 FRENZY341 in 4.6861.8%$50 · 7,6260.0%
RAKE IT IN!331 in 4.5262.0%$1K · 3-
SOME LIKE IT HOT (this game)321 in 4.6762.0%$1K · 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.