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Ranked 24th of 57 Tickets in Kentucky

Chills & BillsKentucky Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Kentucky Lottery
54
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5KentuckyGame #159GREEN
At a glance

Chills & Bills is a $5 ticket from the Kentucky Lottery. The $50,000 prize now runs about 1 in 495,269 by our estimate, better than 1 in 720,000 at launch. At launch, about 1 in 720,000 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.71
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
46%
ValueScore™
54 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #24 of the 57 active games we track in Kentucky.
Why
→At $0.71 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 720K at launch, about 1 in 495K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $50,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • The prize pool is about half spent, half still in circulation.
  • About a 27% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.71), in line with most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7
$50,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 720K
now ~1 in 495K
$500
165 of 396 left
launch odds 1 in 5,455
now ~1 in 6,003
$200
438 of 1,055 left
launch odds 1 in 2,047
now ~1 in 2,262
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 720,00032
67%
$5001 in 5,714396165
42%
$2001 in 2,0691,055438
42%
$1001 in 3586,1672,696
44%
$501 in 6136,12115,538
43%
$201 in 10022,0119,707
44%
$151 in 3366,09829,614
45%
$101 in 11198,05390,058
45%
$51 in 8264,029124,149
47%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$7,714,115
Current Prize Pool
$3,476,275
Payout Percentage
45.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
272,367

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,160,000
Estimated Remaining
990,537
% Remaining
45.9%
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 2. The most recent was on October 1.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
September 11Launched3
October 11 claimed2
November 7Latest count2

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 5.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 8 times the average for Kentucky's $5 games (0.7% 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

54
VALUESCORE
Fair
54
out of 100
Expected Value
20/40
Prize Quality
14/25
Win Frequency
11/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

Game Number
159
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
9/10/2026
Payout %
71.4%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.71 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Chills & Bills scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Chills & Bills scores 54/100 (Fair) and is 5th of the 18 active $5 games in Kentucky. 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 Chills & Bills scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Chills & Bills are 1 in 3.71. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Chills & Bills?
The top prize for Chills & Bills is $50,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
When was Chills & Bills released?
Chills & Bills 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.