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Cash!Louisiana Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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37
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$10LouisianaGame #1653GREEN
At a glance

The Louisiana Lottery sells Cash! as a $10 ticket. Its expected return of $0.71 per $1 runs $0.07 ahead of the typical $10 ticket in Louisiana. At 1 in 9.90, its overall odds are the longest of Louisiana's 4 $10 games. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 2% of prizes remain. At a ValueScore of 37/100 (Below Avg), it is 4th of the 4 active $10 games in Louisiana.

Overall Odds
1 in 9.90
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
86
Prizes Remaining
2%
ValueScore™
37 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #30 of the 39 active games we track in Louisiana. Check the higher-ranked games in Louisiana first.
Why
↓At 1 in 9.90, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • At $0.71 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$5004,53186
2%
$10033,724558
2%
$50145,6462,539
2%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$12,920,200
Current Prize Pool
$225,750
Payout Percentage
1.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
3,183

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,820,620
Estimated Remaining
31,512
% Remaining
1.7%
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, 3,042 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 86. The most recent was on October 9.

3,1280
March 6October 9

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

37
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
37
out of 100
Expected Value
37/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
0/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1653
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
12/8/2025
Payout %
71.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 9.90 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cash! scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Cash! scores 37/100 (Below Average) and is 4th of the 4 active $10 games in Louisiana. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Cash! scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cash! are 1 in 9.90. This means roughly 1 in every 10 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cash!?
The top prize for Cash! is $500. As of our latest update, 86 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cash!?
Based on our latest data, 2% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 3,183 out of 183,901 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $10 ticket in Louisiana

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Jumbo Bucks891 in 3.6863.9%$200K · 52.5%
Hit It Big791 in 3.3866.8%$250K · 22.1%
It'S A Louisiana Thing!701 in 3.2663.9%$235K · 21.5%
Cash! (this game)371 in 9.9071.0%$500 · 86-

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.