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500 FrenzyLouisiana Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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41
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5LouisianaGame #1656GREEN
At a glance

500 Frenzy is a $5 ticket from the Louisiana Lottery. Only 4% of its prizes are still unclaimed. On ValueScore it earns 41/100 (Fair), good for 7th out of 8 $5 tickets in Louisiana. None of its winning tickets pays $5 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.25
Exp. Value
$0.62
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
91
Prizes Remaining
4%
ValueScore™
41 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.62
→
AVERAGE
At 23rd out of 39 Louisiana scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Frequent winners: roughly a 24% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 4.25), ahead of most games.
  • The return of $0.62 per dollar runs below what similar tickets pay.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$5003,57491
3%
$1001,91666
3%
$5022,539686
3%
$2036,0991,223
3%
$10180,5597,309
4%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$5,633,120
Current Prize Pool
$183,950
Payout Percentage
3.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
9,375

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,039,920
Estimated Remaining
39,844
% Remaining
3.8%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 2,322 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 91. The most recent was on October 9.

2,4130
March 6October 9

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Louisiana's $5 games (1.8% 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

41
VALUESCORE
Fair
41
out of 100
Expected Value
28/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
12/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1656
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
1/5/2026
Payout %
62.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.25 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 500 Frenzy scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. 500 Frenzy scores 41/100 (Fair) and is 7th out of 8 $5 tickets in Louisiana. It pays back about $0.62 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Louisiana rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the 500 Frenzy scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with 500 Frenzy are 1 in 4.25. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for 500 Frenzy?
The top prize for 500 Frenzy is $500. As of our latest update, 91 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in 500 Frenzy?
Based on our latest data, 4% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 9,375 out of 244,687 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $5 ticket in Louisiana

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Giant Bucks811 in 4.1462.5%$100K · 53.7%
Bring Home The Bacon741 in 4.3062.6%$100K · 52.2%
$100,000 Cash Stacks661 in 4.2562.2%$100K · 33.6%
One-Eyed Jack551 in 3.8662.1%$100K · 20.9%
Fleur De 3'S471 in 4.2062.6%$133K · 10.7%
Ultimate Dash451 in 3.8359.7%$100K · 21.8%
500 Frenzy (this game)411 in 4.2562.3%$500 · 910.2%
Play Oh!381 in 4.1561.1%$135K · 11.7%

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.