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Color Me HappyLouisiana Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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17
VALUESCORE
Poor
$1LouisianaGame #1625GREEN
At a glance

Color Me Happy is one of the Louisiana Lottery's $1 games. Only 14% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Its ValueScore of 17/100 (Poor) makes it 9th out of 11 $1 tickets in Louisiana. None of its winning tickets pays $1 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.81
Exp. Value
$0.58
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
14%
ValueScore™
17 / 100
Poor

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.58
↓
POOR VALUE
The numbers work against it: #37 of the 39 active games we track in Louisiana.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • At $0.58 returned per $1, this game pays back less than most scratch-offs.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 21% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.81), lower than most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$1,000
4 of 30 left
launch odds 1 in 27K
now ~1 in 30K
$200
1 of 65 left
launch odds 1 in 13K
now ~1 in 119K
$100
84 of 743 left
launch odds 1 in 1,107
now ~1 in 1,416
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
$1,000304
13%
$200651
2%
$10074384
11%
$407,046695
10%
$207,7661,036
13%
$107,7661,006
13%
$546,5965,770
12%
$431,0644,597
15%
$269,89411,539
17%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$1,129,144
Current Prize Pool
$141,496
Payout Percentage
12.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
24,732

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
822,366
Estimated Remaining
118,961
% Remaining
14.5%
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 its launch on May 14, 26 $1,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 4. The most recent was on September 30.

300
May 14October 9
  • September 30, 20261 claimed · 4 left
  • September 23, 20262 claimed · 5 left
  • September 10, 20261 claimed · 7 left
  • September 5, 20261 claimed · 8 left
  • September 4, 20261 claimed · 9 left
  • August 15, 20262 claimed · 10 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Louisiana's $1 games (1.7% 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

17
VALUESCORE
Poor
17
out of 100
Expected Value
6/40
Prize Quality
3/25
Win Frequency
3/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1625
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
5/11/2026
Payout %
58.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.81 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Color Me Happy scratch-off a good buy?
No. Color Me Happy scores 17/100 (Poor) and is 9th out of 11 $1 tickets in Louisiana, among the weakest tickets in Louisiana. It pays back about $0.58 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Color Me Happy scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Color Me Happy are 1 in 4.81. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Color Me Happy?
The top prize for Color Me Happy is $1,000. As of our latest update, 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Color Me Happy?
Based on our latest data, 14% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 24,732 out of 170,970 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $1 ticket in Louisiana

All 11 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
5 Star Luck431 in 4.9959.6%$5K · 123.1%
Tic Tac Toad411 in 4.6258.2%$3K · 93.9%
Lucky Bucks401 in 4.8358.2%$5K · 123.3%
Cool Cat311 in 4.7858.2%$4K · 61.3%
Pay Me!281 in 4.9258.1%$5K · 63.2%
Quick 7s211 in 4.7358.3%$7K · 42.8%
Blackjack201 in 5.1359.7%$2K · 31.2%
Fun 5'S171 in 4.4958.1%$6K · 10.0%
Color Me Happy (this game)171 in 4.8158.1%$1K · 41.2%
50 Frenzy171 in 4.1958.2%$50 · 4780.0%

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.