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Ranked 36th of 57 Tickets in Kentucky

Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive RedKentucky Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Kentucky Lottery
43
VALUESCORE
Fair
$2KentuckyGame #165GREEN
At a glance

Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red costs $2 a ticket from the Kentucky Lottery. With a ValueScore of 43/100 (Fair), it is the strongest of Kentucky's 5 $2 tickets. At 1 in 4.73, its overall odds are the longest of Kentucky's 5 $2 games. It went on sale on October 22, 2026, so 88% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.73
Exp. Value
$0.65
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
88%
ValueScore™
43 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65
→
AVERAGE
A typical $2 ticket, ranked #36 of the 57 active games we track in Kentucky.
Why
→You get back about $0.65 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 800K at launch, about 1 in 700K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $20,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • A leaner 21% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.73), below most games.
  • The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7
$20,000
3 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 800K
now ~1 in 700K
$500
89 of 101 left
launch odds 1 in 24K
now ~1 in 24K
$50
533 of 613 left
launch odds 1 in 3,915
now ~1 in 3,942
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
$20,0001 in 800,00033
100%
$5001 in 24,00010189
88%
$501 in 4,000613533
87%
$401 in 23310,5089,064
86%
$201 in 5048,90642,375
87%
$101 in 7532,61728,300
87%
$51 in 19130,414113,720
87%
$21 in 8293,454258,138
88%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$3,104,738
Current Prize Pool
$2,709,086
Payout Percentage
87.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
452,222

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,400,000
Estimated Remaining
2,100,850
% Remaining
87.5%
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

All 3 $20,000 top prizes left at launch on October 23 are still unclaimed.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
October 23Launched3
November 7Latest count, none claimed3

How fast it's selling

Since it launched on October 22, about 5.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week. New games usually sell fastest in their first weeks.

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

43
VALUESCORE
Fair
43
out of 100
Expected Value
4/40
Prize Quality
22/25
Win Frequency
3/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

Game Number
165
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
10/22/2026
Payout %
64.7%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.73 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red scores 43/100 (Fair) and is the best $2 game on sale in Kentucky. It pays back about $0.65 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red are 1 in 4.73. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red?
The top prize for Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red is $20,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red?
Based on our latest data, 88% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 452,222 out of 516,616 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red released?
Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red was released by the Kentucky Lottery on October 22, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.

Every $2 ticket in Kentucky

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Holiday Gold - Winter Green - Festive Red (this game)431 in 4.7364.7%$20K · 35.4%
PAYDAY Multiplier321 in 4.6563.4%$30K · 30.1%
Kentucky Humane Society™231 in 4.6463.5%$30K · 10.1%
Monopoly® 20X221 in 4.6963.5%$25K · 10.9%
Lucky Me!101 in 4.29-$15K · 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.