At a glance
Pay Raise is a $3 ticket from the Louisiana Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 71/100 (Good), good for the top-ranked $3 ticket in Louisiana right now. It went on sale on October 12, 2026, so 100% of its prizes are still unclaimed. None of its winning tickets pays $3 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.91
Exp. Value
$0.61
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
100%
ValueScore™
71 / 100
Good
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.61↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: #8, ahead of roughly 84% of Louisiana's 43 active games.
Why
↑The game is early in its life, with the bulk of its prizes unclaimed.
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
- You win something fairly often here, about 26% per ticket (1 in 3.91).
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14$50,000
4 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 186K
now ~1 in 186K
$1,000
20 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 37K
now ~1 in 37K
$400
93 of 93 left
launch odds 1 in 7,982
now ~1 in 7,980
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
| Prize | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| $1,000 | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| $400 | 93 | 93 | 100% |
| $100 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 100% |
| $50 | 6,283 | 6,280 | 100% |
| $30 | 3,062 | 3,062 | 100% |
| $25 | 16,276 | 16,274 | 100% |
| $10 | 40,685 | 40,673 | 100% |
| $5 | 122,066 | 122,039 | 100% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$2,224,290
Current Prize Pool
$2,223,835
Payout Percentage
100.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
189,815
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
742,349
Estimated Remaining
742,177
% Remaining
100.0%
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.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
71
VALUESCORE
Good
71
out of 100
Expected Value
15/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
16/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/14/2026
Game Details
- State
- Louisiana
- Game Number
- 1696
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 10/12/2026
- Payout %
- 60.8%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/14/2026
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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.91 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Pay Raise scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Pay Raise scores 71/100 (Good) and is the top-ranked $3 ticket in Louisiana right now. It pays back about $0.61 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Pay Raise scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Pay Raise are 1 in 3.91. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Pay Raise?
The top prize for Pay Raise is $50,000. As of our latest update, 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Pay Raise?
Based on our latest data, 100% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 189,815 out of 189,859 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Pay Raise released?
Pay Raise was released by the Louisiana Lottery on October 12, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $3 ticket in Louisiana
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay Raise (this game) | 71 | 1 in 3.91 | 60.8% | $50K · 4 | - |
| Chicken Scratch Bingo Tripler | 64 | 1 in 3.92 | 60.6% | $50K · 3 | 4.2% |
| Lucky 13 Crossword | 63 | 1 in 3.74 | 60.9% | $50K · 4 | 4.3% |
| Taste Of La | 46 | 1 in 3.93 | 60.6% | $35K · 1 | 1.7% |
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.