Pay Me! is a $1 scratch-off lottery ticket from the Louisiana Lottery. It has overall odds of 1 in 4.92, meaning roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize. The expected value is $0.58 per $1 spent, which is a below-average return compared to other scratch-offs. The top prize is $5,000. Most prizes are still available (98% remaining). ScratchCheck rates this ticket 50/100 (Fair) based on expected value, prize quality, win frequency, and inventory health.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.92
Exp. Value
$0.58
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000
Top Prizes Left
13
Prizes Remaining
98%
ValueScore™
50 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.58→
AVERAGE
Middle-of-the-pack value for a ticket at this price point.
Why
- Wins are infrequent: about a 20% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.92), lower than most games.
- Expected value of $0.58 per $1 is below average. Less comes back per dollar than most games.
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.92 overall odds
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Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$2,123,090
Current Prize Pool
$2,084,326
Payout Percentage
98.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
299,084
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
1,497,013
Estimated Remaining
1,471,493
% Remaining
98.3%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed and remaining are estimated from overall odds and the share of prizes still unclaimed.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| $100 | 5,340 | 5,222 | 98% |
| $30 | 7,018 | 6,888 | 98% |
| $25 | 14,595 | 14,321 | 98% |
| $10 | 14,595 | 14,339 | 98% |
| $5 | 72,975 | 71,677 | 98% |
| $3 | 58,380 | 57,438 | 98% |
| $2 | 131,355 | 129,186 | 98% |
ValueScore™ Breakdown
50
VALUESCORE
Fair
50
out of 100
Expected Value
Prize Quality
Win Frequency
Inventory Health
Updated: 6/30/2026
Game Details
- State
- Louisiana
- Game Number
- 1677
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 6/22/2026
- Payout %
- 58.1%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 6/28/2026
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Is the Pay Me! scratch-off a good buy?
Pay Me! is a middling ticket with a ValueScore of 50/100. It is roughly average compared to other scratch-offs in Louisiana. If you are looking for the best value at this price point, check the Louisiana rankings page for higher-rated alternatives.
How much does Pay Me! cost?
Pay Me! costs $1 per ticket in Louisiana. All ScratchCheck figures for this game — expected value, ValueScore, and top prize analysis — are calculated against this $1 ticket price.
What are the odds of winning the Pay Me! scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Pay Me! are 1 in 4.92. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Pay Me!?
The top prize for Pay Me! is $5,000. As of our latest update, 13 top prizes remain unclaimed.
What are the prizes for Pay Me!?
Pay Me! offers 8 distinct prize levels: $5,000 (13 total), $100 (5,340 total), $30 (7,018 total), $25 (14,595 total), $10 (14,595 total), $5 (72,975 total), $3 (58,380 total), and $2 (131,355 total). The full prize breakdown with odds and remaining counts is listed in the prize table on this page.
How many prizes are left in Pay Me!?
Based on our latest data, 98% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 299,084 out of 304,271 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
How is Pay Me! rated by ScratchCheck?
ScratchCheck rates Pay Me! at 50 out of 100 using ValueScore™, a composite rating built from four factors: Expected Value, Prize Quality, Win Frequency, and Inventory Health. Scores of 80 or above are Excellent, 60 to 79 Good, 40 to 59 Fair, 20 to 39 Below Average, and below 20 is Poor. The score updates automatically as prizes are claimed and data refreshes.
When was Pay Me! released?
Pay Me! was released by the Louisiana Lottery on June 22, 2026. This is a newly released game, so the full prize pool is effectively intact.
How often is Pay Me! data updated on ScratchCheck?
Pay Me! data is collected directly from official Louisiana Lottery publications by ScratchCheck's automated pipeline. Prize counts and odds typically refresh daily or whenever the lottery publishes new data.