Sunny Money — $5 Arizona Scratcher #1536
Sunny Money (#1536) is a $5 Arizona scratcher launched on April 7, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #23 of 58 active games on current payout (70.8%, $3.54 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 12 $5 games, #34 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.51) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 279,813). Since launch the payout has risen 1.8 points (69.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.2% (1 in 3.69 at launch). 2 of 6 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 559,627 tickets are still unsold (73.4% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Sunny Money, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Arizona game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 159,385 of 569,848 prizes (28.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 350,990 | 1 in 279,813 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 61,939 | 1 in 62,181 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 26.5% |
| $500 | 1 in 23,142 | 1 in 29,454 | 91 | 72 | 19 | 20.9% |
| $250 | 1 in 5,949 | 1 in 6,432 | 354 | 267 | 87 | 24.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 798.6 | 1 in 837.8 | 2,637 | 1,969 | 668 | 25.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 92.9 | 1 in 96.8 | 22,664 | 16,883 | 5,781 | 25.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 60.6 | 35,099 | 25,861 | 9,238 | 26.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 30.0 | 70,198 | 51,526 | 18,672 | 26.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.4 | 1 in 11.0 | 184,250 | 133,145 | 51,105 | 27.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.27 | 1 in 7.58 | 254,515 | 180,711 | 73,804 | 29.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.69 | 1 in 3.51 | 569,848 | 410,463 | 159,385 | 28.0% |
How Sunny Money has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
Sunny Money: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Sunny Money?
- 2 of 6 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 279,813.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Sunny Money?
- 1 in 3.51 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.69 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.51, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.54.
- Is Sunny Money worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.8% ($3.54 back per $5 ticket), rank #23 of 58 in Arizona. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 50X The Cash (#1520, $5) at 70.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Sunny Money tickets are left?
- We estimate 559,627 of roughly 2,104,839 printed tickets are unsold (73.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Sunny Money launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
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