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SLINGO® Gems — $5 Arizona Scratcher #1551

Data captured September 9, 2026

SLINGO® Gems (#1551) is a $5 Arizona scratcher. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #39 of 56 active games on current payout (68.2%, $3.41 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 12 $5 games, #29 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.43) and #24 on top-prize odds (1 in 328,584). Since launch the payout has risen 0.2 points (68.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.8% (1 in 3.46 at launch). 9 of 10 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 2,957,259 tickets are still unsold (3.9% sold). That is below average for Arizona; the Arizona ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
68.2%
68.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.41
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.43
1 in 3.46 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.43
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.92
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 50,987
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
9 of 10
$50,000 each
Tickets remaining
96.1%
≈ 2,957,259 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in SLINGO® Gems, 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, 862,690 of 890,660 prizes (96.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$50,000 1 in 307,770 1 in 328,584 10 1 9 90.0%
$1,000 1 in 61,554 1 in 60,352 50 1 49 98.0%
$500 1 in 23,316 1 in 23,286 132 5 127 96.2%
$100 1 in 963.3 1 in 959.8 3,195 114 3,081 96.4%
$75 1 in 491.8 1 in 488.8 6,258 208 6,050 96.7%
$50 1 in 119.9 1 in 119.4 25,677 906 24,771 96.5%
$30 1 in 64.9 1 in 64.5 47,452 1,612 45,840 96.6%
$15 1 in 30.0 1 in 29.8 102,559 3,485 99,074 96.6%
$10 1 in 12.0 1 in 11.9 256,506 8,149 248,357 96.8%
$5 1 in 6.86 1 in 6.79 448,821 13,489 435,332 97.0%
All prizes1 in 3.461 in 3.43 890,66027,970 862,69096.9%

How SLINGO® Gems has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking SLINGO® Gems. 3 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

SLINGO® Gems: common questions

How many $50,000 prizes are left in SLINGO® Gems?
9 of 10 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 328,584.
What are the odds of winning anything on SLINGO® Gems?
1 in 3.43 today, compared with 1 in 3.46 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.43, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.92.
Is SLINGO® Gems worth buying?
Its current payout is 68.2% ($3.41 back per $5 ticket), rank #39 of 56 in Arizona. The best $5 alternative today is Sizzling Red Hot 7's (#1479, $5) at 81.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many SLINGO® Gems tickets are left?
We estimate 2,957,259 of roughly 3,078,912 printed tickets are unsold (3.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did SLINGO® Gems launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on September 7, 2026. It is still on sale.

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