Bits & Odds

BIG BUCKS — $2 Florida Scratch-Off #1637

Data captured · launched July 1, 2026

BIG BUCKS (#1637) is a $2 Florida scratch-off launched on July 1, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #54 of 70 active games on current payout (69.7%, $1.39 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 14 $2 games, #63 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.56) and #24 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,945,606). Since launch the payout has risen 0.4 points (69.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.2% (1 in 4.66 at launch). 7 of 12 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 13,619,245 tickets are still unsold (39.3% sold). That is below average for Florida; the Florida ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
69.7%
69.2% at launch
Expected value
$1.39
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.56
1 in 4.66 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.56
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.67
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 168,139
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
7 of 12
$50,000 each
Tickets remaining
60.7%
≈ 13,619,245 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 3, 2026, 22 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in BIG BUCKS, 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 Florida game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 2,985,540 of 4,800,017 prizes (62.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$50,000 1 in 1,864,300 1 in 1,945,606 12 5 7 58.3%
$1,000 1 in 186,430 1 in 184,044 120 46 74 61.7%
$500 1 in 9,003 1 in 9,177 2,485 1,001 1,484 59.7%
$100 1 in 898.0 1 in 908.9 24,920 9,935 14,985 60.1%
$50 1 in 150.0 1 in 152.7 149,051 59,839 89,212 59.9%
$25 1 in 150.0 1 in 150.9 149,144 58,915 90,229 60.5%
$10 1 in 75.0 1 in 75.2 298,289 117,244 181,045 60.7%
$5 1 in 75.0 1 in 74.4 298,263 115,125 183,138 61.4%
$4 1 in 14.0 1 in 13.5 1,640,666 629,163 1,011,503 61.7%
$2 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.63 2,237,067 823,204 1,413,863 63.2%
All prizes1 in 4.661 in 4.56 4,800,0171,814,477 2,985,54062.2%

How BIG BUCKS has moved

68% 70% 72% Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking BIG BUCKS. 49 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.

BIG BUCKS: common questions

How many $50,000 prizes are left in BIG BUCKS?
7 of 12 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,945,606.
What are the odds of winning anything on BIG BUCKS?
1 in 4.56 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.66 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.56, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.67.
Is BIG BUCKS worth buying?
Its current payout is 69.7% ($1.39 back per $2 ticket), rank #54 of 70 in Florida. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Red, White & Blue Cash (#1631, $2) at 77.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many BIG BUCKS tickets are left?
We estimate 13,619,245 of roughly 22,370,670 printed tickets are unsold (39.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did BIG BUCKS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 1, 2026. It is still on sale.

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