Holiday Cheer — $1 Arizona Scratcher #1558
Holiday Cheer (#1558) is a $1 Arizona scratcher launched on September 29, 2026. As of October 10, 2026 it ranks #58 of 58 active games on current payout (59.1%, $0.59 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 4 $1 games, #56 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.28) and #2 on top-prize odds (1 in 56,709). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (59.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.3% (1 in 4.29 at launch). 69 of 71 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 3,912,891 tickets are still unsold (2.5% sold). That is below average for Arizona; the Arizona ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Holiday Cheer, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 913,730 of 934,288 prizes (97.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 56,514 | 1 in 56,709 | 71 | 2 | 69 | 97.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 3,015 | 1 in 3,024 | 1,331 | 37 | 1,294 | 97.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 598.2 | 1 in 598.5 | 6,708 | 170 | 6,538 | 97.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 92.4 | 1 in 92.5 | 43,448 | 1,126 | 42,322 | 97.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 30.0 | 133,730 | 3,096 | 130,634 | 97.7% |
| $2 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 14.2 | 280,875 | 6,261 | 274,614 | 97.8% |
| $1 | 1 in 8.57 | 1 in 8.54 | 468,125 | 9,866 | 458,259 | 97.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.29 | 1 in 4.28 | 934,288 | 20,558 | 913,730 | 97.8% |
How Holiday Cheer has moved
Holiday Cheer: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Holiday Cheer?
- 69 of 71 as of October 10, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 56,709.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Holiday Cheer?
- 1 in 4.28 today, compared with 1 in 4.29 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.28, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.59.
- Is Holiday Cheer worth buying?
- Its current payout is 59.1% ($0.59 back per $1 ticket), rank #58 of 58 in Arizona. The best $1 alternative today is Taco Tripler (#1503, $1) at 60.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Holiday Cheer tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,912,891 of roughly 4,011,831 printed tickets are unsold (2.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Holiday Cheer launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 29, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Arizona scratchers
- Taco Tripler — 60.3% payout, 1 in 4.13 any prize
- 10X The Cash — 60.0% payout, 1 in 4.23 any prize
- Lucky Dog — 59.4% payout, 1 in 4.25 any prize