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Ranked 22nd of 57 Tickets in Kentucky

Cash OverloadKentucky Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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56
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5KentuckyGame #146GREEN
At a glance

Cash Overload is one of the Kentucky Lottery's $5 games. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.11 trail the 1 in 3.71 typical of Kentucky's $5 games. At launch, about 1 in 1,020,000 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.11
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
74%
ValueScore™
56 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #22 of the 57 active games we track in Kentucky.
Why
→At 1 in 4.11, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • At $0.71 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7
$50,000
3 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.0M
now ~1 in 1.0M
$500
6,105 of 8,237 left
launch odds 1 in 495
now ~1 in 495
$100
4,345 of 5,951 left
launch odds 1 in 686
now ~1 in 695
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
$50,0001 in 1,020,00043
75%
$5001 in 5048,2376,105
74%
$1001 in 6985,9514,345
73%
$501 in 30013,81510,161
74%
$301 in 15027,73720,349
73%
$201 in 10041,59130,559
73%
$151 in 5083,11961,112
74%
$101 in 11374,321276,295
74%
$51 in 9457,686340,590
74%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$14,546,705
Current Prize Pool
$10,749,280
Payout Percentage
73.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
749,519

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,080,000
Estimated Remaining
3,020,400
% Remaining
74.0%
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 September 11, one $50,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on October 8.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
September 11Launched4
October 81 claimed3
November 7Latest count3

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 3 times the average for Kentucky's $5 games (0.9% 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

56
VALUESCORE
Fair
56
out of 100
Expected Value
18/40
Prize Quality
19/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

Game Number
146
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
9/10/2026
Payout %
71.3%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.11 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cash Overload scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Cash Overload scores 56/100 (Fair) and is 3rd of Kentucky's 18 $5 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Kentucky rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Cash Overload scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cash Overload are 1 in 4.11. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cash Overload?
The top prize for Cash Overload is $50,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cash Overload?
Based on our latest data, 74% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 749,519 out of 1,012,461 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Cash Overload released?
Cash Overload was released by the Kentucky Lottery on September 10, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.

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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.