At a glance
Forest Fortune is one of the Minnesota Lottery's $5 games. It pays back about $0.68 per $1 on average, in line with Minnesota's other $5 games. Its ValueScore of 58/100 (Fair) makes it 4th out of 9 $5 tickets in Minnesota.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.76
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
63%
ValueScore™
58 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #20 of the 38 active games we track in Minnesota.
Why
→Prizes hit less often here, roughly 27% per ticket (1 in 3.76).
- $0.68 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 732,925 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 293,170 | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 225,515 | 13 | 10 | 77% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 71,505 | 41 | 26 | 63% |
| $500 | 1 in 10,622 | 276 | 171 | 62% |
| $200 | 1 in 3,967 | 739 | Not reported | - |
| $100 | 1 in 431 | 6,805 | Not reported | - |
| $50 | 1 in 133 | 22,073 | Not reported | - |
| $40 | 1 in 957 | 3,062 | Not reported | - |
| $30 | 1 in 455 | 6,447 | Not reported | - |
| $25 | 1 in 50 | 59,192 | Not reported | - |
| $20 | 1 in 80 | 36,654 | Not reported | - |
| $15 | 1 in 67 | 43,995 | Not reported | - |
| $10 | 1 in 13 | 219,854 | Not reported | - |
| $5 | 1 in 8 | 381,098 | Not reported | - |
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.
Prize History
Top prizes left
All 4 $100,000 top prizes left on April 12, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.
40
April 12October 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
58
VALUESCORE
Fair
58
out of 100
Expected Value
23/40
Prize Quality
16/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/9/2026
Game Details
- State
- Minnesota
- Game Number
- 2086
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 4/7/2026
- Payout %
- 68.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Forest Fortune scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Forest Fortune scores 58/100 (Fair) and is 4th out of 9 $5 tickets in Minnesota. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Minnesota rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Forest Fortune scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Forest Fortune are 1 in 3.76. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Forest Fortune?
The top prize for Forest Fortune is $100,000. As of our latest update, 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
Every $5 ticket in Minnesota
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 Cash Crossword | 71 | 1 in 3.47 | 67.9% | $500 · 2,217 |
| Platinum Cash | 69 | 1 in 3.72 | 68.2% | $100K · 3 |
| Crossword Gems | 66 | 1 in 3.66 | 68.1% | $100K · 4 |
| Forest Fortune (this game) | 58 | 1 in 3.76 | 68.0% | $100K · 4 |
| Jumanji | 56 | 1 in 3.90 | 67.9% | $100K · 3 |
| Ghostbusters™ | 55 | 1 in 3.97 | 68.0% | $100K · 3 |
| Peppermint Bark 7s | 54 | 1 in 3.65 | 63.0% | $100K · 4 |
| $500 Frenzy | 53 | 1 in 3.98 | 67.5% | $500 · 2,494 |
| Struck by Luck | 53 | 1 in 3.76 | 68.1% | $100K · 3 |