Black Pearls — $5 Florida Scratch-Off #1645
Black Pearls (#1645) is a $5 Florida scratch-off launched on September 21, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #36 of 70 active games on current payout (73.0%, $3.65 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 21 $5 games, #42 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.94) and #37 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,480,713). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (73.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.2% (1 in 3.93 at launch). 4 of 4 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 13,922,854 tickets are still unsold (0.6% sold). That is below average for Florida; the Florida ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Black Pearls, 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, 3,531,736 of 3,560,292 prizes (99.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 3,501,465 | 1 in 3,480,713 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 1,750,733 | 1 in 1,740,357 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 100.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 700,293 | 1 in 696,143 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 23,659 | 1 in 23,518 | 592 | 0 | 592 | 100.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,207 | 1 in 1,211 | 11,608 | 109 | 11,499 | 99.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 601.0 | 1 in 603.4 | 23,296 | 222 | 23,074 | 99.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 120.0 | 1 in 120.4 | 116,621 | 994 | 115,627 | 99.1% |
| $30 | 1 in 300.0 | 1 in 301.1 | 46,641 | 395 | 46,246 | 99.2% |
| $25 | 1 in 300.0 | 1 in 300.2 | 46,740 | 366 | 46,374 | 99.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 60.2 | 233,392 | 1,994 | 231,398 | 99.1% |
| $15 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 50.1 | 280,133 | 2,319 | 277,814 | 99.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.0 | 1,400,618 | 11,393 | 1,389,225 | 99.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.0 | 1,400,619 | 10,764 | 1,389,855 | 99.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.93 | 1 in 3.94 | 3,560,292 | 28,556 | 3,531,736 | 99.2% |
How Black Pearls has moved
Black Pearls: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Black Pearls?
- 4 of 4 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,480,713.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Black Pearls?
- 1 in 3.94 today, compared with 1 in 3.93 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.94, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.50.
- Is Black Pearls worth buying?
- Its current payout is 73.0% ($3.65 back per $5 ticket), rank #36 of 70 in Florida. The best $5 alternative today is Bonus Letter Crossword (#1557, $5) at 91.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Black Pearls tickets are left?
- We estimate 13,922,854 of roughly 14,006,190 printed tickets are unsold (0.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Black Pearls launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 21, 2026. It is still on sale.
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- Money Match — 75.7% payout, 1 in 3.47 any prize
- The Price is Right™ — 74.4% payout, 1 in 4.01 any prize