$5,000 A Week For Life — $10 Florida Scratch-Off #1601
$5,000 A Week For Life (#1601) is a $10 Florida scratch-off launched on July 1, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #71 of 84 active games on current payout (67.2%, $6.72 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 13 $10 games, #21 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.28) and #6 on top-prize odds (1 in 411,258). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (67.3% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 0.6% (1 in 3.30 at launch). 13 of 50 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 5,346,351 tickets are still unsold (75.9% sold). That is below average for Florida; the Florida ranking lists show better payouts, including at $10.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $5,000 A Week For Life, 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, 1,629,806 of 6,627,520 prizes (24.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 437,509 | 1 in 411,258 | 50 | 37 | 13 | 26.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 104,169 | 1 in 102,814 | 210 | 158 | 52 | 24.8% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 15,004 | 1 in 14,769 | 1,458 | 1,096 | 362 | 24.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 800.0 | 1 in 835.8 | 27,351 | 20,954 | 6,397 | 23.4% |
| $200 | 1 in 601.0 | 1 in 626.1 | 36,417 | 27,878 | 8,539 | 23.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 120.0 | 1 in 124.8 | 182,187 | 139,346 | 42,841 | 23.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 120.0 | 1 in 125.0 | 182,316 | 139,552 | 42,764 | 23.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 61.2 | 364,519 | 277,135 | 87,384 | 24.0% |
| $25 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 61.2 | 364,297 | 276,885 | 87,412 | 24.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 15.1 | 1,458,278 | 1,103,822 | 354,456 | 24.3% |
| $15 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.7 | 1,458,432 | 1,095,958 | 362,474 | 24.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 9.00 | 1 in 8.39 | 2,552,001 | 1,914,890 | 637,111 | 25.0% |
| $5,000 WK/LIFE | 1 in 5,468,865 | 1 in 5,346,351 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.30 | 1 in 3.28 | 6,627,520 | 4,997,714 | 1,629,806 | 24.6% |
How $5,000 A Week For Life has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 27, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 970 remain.
- September 26, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 973 remain.
- September 25, 2025: 8 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 976 remain.
- September 24, 2025: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 28 remain.
- September 24, 2025: 9 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 984 remain.
- September 23, 2025: 3 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 140 remain.
- September 23, 2025: 9 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 993 remain.
- September 20, 2025: 3 $20,000 prizes were claimed; 29 remain.
- September 20, 2025: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,002 remain.
- September 19, 2025: 2 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 143 remain.
- September 19, 2025: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,006 remain.
- September 18, 2025: 2 $20,000 prizes were claimed; 32 remain.
$5,000 A Week For Life: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in $5,000 A Week For Life?
- 13 of 50 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 411,258.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $5,000 A Week For Life?
- 1 in 3.28 today, compared with 1 in 3.30 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.28, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.39.
- Is $5,000 A Week For Life worth buying?
- Its current payout is 67.2% ($6.72 back per $10 ticket), rank #71 of 84 in Florida. The best $10 alternative today is Ultimate VIP Ca$hword (#1582, $10) at 84.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $5,000 A Week For Life tickets are left?
- We estimate 5,346,351 of roughly 21,875,460 printed tickets are unsold (75.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $5,000 A Week For Life launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.
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- 100X The Cash — 76.9% payout, 1 in 3.59 any prize
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