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Ranked 21st of 66 Tickets in Mississippi

Wheel of Fortune ($5)Mississippi Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Mississippi Lottery
54
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5MississippiGame #247GREEN
At a glance

Wheel of Fortune ($5) is a $5 ticket from the Mississippi Lottery. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.39 trail the 1 in 4.03 typical of Mississippi's $5 games. At launch, about 1 in 72,924 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.39
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
36%
ValueScore™
54 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69
→
AVERAGE
At 21st out of 66 Mississippi scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.
  • About a 23% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 4.39), in line with most games.
  • The prize pool is about half spent, half still in circulation.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$100,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 413K
now ~1 in 443K
$10,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 310K
now ~1 in 222K
$2,500
5 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 124K
now ~1 in 89K
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
$100,00031
33%
$10,00042
50%
$2,500105
50%
$5008443
51%
$1003,0841,016
33%
$5015,8065,300
34%
$2536,15012,505
35%
$2020,6637,129
35%
$1082,65129,133
35%
$5123,94045,783
37%

2nd Chance Drawing · separate drawing, not an instant win

PrizeRemaining
$100,0001
Won by entering non-winning tickets in Mississippi's 2nd Chance drawing. Not part of this game's odds, expected value, or ValueScore.

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$4,268,920
Current Prize Pool
$1,496,050
Payout Percentage
35.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
100,917

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,239,714
Estimated Remaining
443,026
% Remaining
35.7%
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 3, 2 $100,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on September 30.

30
3
2
1
May 3October 19
  • September 30, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • July 10, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for Mississippi's $5 games (0.9% 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

54
VALUESCORE
Fair
54
out of 100
Expected Value
25/40
Prize Quality
11/25
Win Frequency
10/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
247
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
5/5/2026
Payout %
68.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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Run a virtual scratch-off using this game's real odds.

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.39 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Wheel of Fortune ($5) scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Wheel of Fortune ($5) scores 54/100 (Fair) and is 6th of Mississippi's 19 $5 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Mississippi rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Wheel of Fortune ($5) scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Wheel of Fortune ($5) are 1 in 4.39. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Wheel of Fortune ($5)?
The top prize for Wheel of Fortune ($5) is $100,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Wheel of Fortune ($5)?
Based on our latest data, 36% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 100,917 out of 282,395 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in Mississippi

All 19 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
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Big Money Riches621 in 3.9870.1%$100K · 13.1%
Cashword Connect621 in 4.0568.9%$75K · 21.3%
Triple Lucky 7s621 in 4.3468.8%$100K · 23.6%
30th Annual Cruisin’ the Coast611 in 4.1569.1%$500 · 5682.1%
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Classic Bingo531 in 3.5869.5%$75K · 11.3%
Gold Bar Bingo481 in 3.5769.9%$75K · 00.0%
Money Bags481 in 4.0168.8%$100K · 11.8%
Gold Rush461 in 3.9168.9%$100K · 00.0%

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.