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Play Oh!Louisiana Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Louisiana Lottery
38
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5LouisianaGame #1668GREEN
At a glance

The Louisiana Lottery sells Play Oh! as a $5 ticket. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $135,000 prize now runs about 1 in 283,897 by our estimate, against 1 in 166,492 at launch. At a ValueScore of 38/100 (Below Avg), it is 8th of the 8 active $5 games in Louisiana. None of its winning tickets pays $5 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.15
Exp. Value
$0.61
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$135,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
28%
ValueScore™
38 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.61
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
It is 8th of the 8 active $5 games in Louisiana, so most $5 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 166K at launch, about 1 in 284K now. The $135,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • Expected value of $0.61 per $1 is below average. Less comes back per dollar than most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$135,000
1 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 166K
now ~1 in 284K
$1,000
21 of 70 left
launch odds 1 in 14K
now ~1 in 14K
$500
19 of 58 left
launch odds 1 in 17K
now ~1 in 15K
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

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$135,00061
17%
$1,0007021
30%
$5005819
33%
$25013030
23%
$1002,524681
27%
$753,239911
28%
$508,1342,189
27%
$3021,3385,981
28%
$2034,2029,430
28%
$1568,40419,702
29%
$10102,60629,444
29%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$5,219,825
Current Prize Pool
$1,376,875
Payout Percentage
26.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
68,409

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
998,951
Estimated Remaining
283,897
% Remaining
28.4%
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 April 5, when our records for it began, 5 $135,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on September 16.

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April 5October 9
  • September 16, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • August 5, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • July 9, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • April 19, 20261 claimed · 4 left
  • April 12, 20261 claimed · 5 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Louisiana's $5 games (1.6% 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

38
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
38
out of 100
Expected Value
15/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
14/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1668
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
3/30/2026
Payout %
61.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.15 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Play Oh! scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Play Oh! scores 38/100 (Below Average) and is 8th of the 8 active $5 games in Louisiana. It pays back about $0.61 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Play Oh! scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Play Oh! are 1 in 4.15. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Play Oh!?
The top prize for Play Oh! is $135,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Play Oh!?
Based on our latest data, 28% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 68,409 out of 240,711 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

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 Frenzy411 in 4.2562.3%$500 · 910.2%
Play Oh! (this game)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.