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GIANT BUCKS — $5 Florida Scratch-Off #1638

Data captured · launched July 1, 2026

GIANT BUCKS (#1638) is a $5 Florida scratch-off launched on July 1, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #47 of 70 active games on current payout (71.0%, $3.55 expected back per ticket) and #17 of 21 $5 games, #34 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.77) and #55 on top-prize odds (1 in 7,079,848). Since launch the payout has risen 0.7 points (70.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.5% (1 in 3.94 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 21,239,544 tickets are still unsold (31.7% sold). That is below average for Florida; the Florida ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
71.0%
70.3% at launch
Expected value
$3.55
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.77
1 in 3.94 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.77
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.76
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 9,251
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 4
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
68.3%
≈ 21,239,544 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in GIANT 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, 5,632,821 of 8,237,191 prizes (68.4%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 1 in 7,727,775 1 in 7,079,848 4 1 3 75.0%
$10,000 1 in 1,287,963 1 in 1,327,471 24 8 16 66.7%
$2,000 1 in 24,206 1 in 24,246 1,277 401 876 68.6%
$1,000 1 in 15,035 1 in 15,160 2,056 655 1,401 68.1%
$500 1 in 3,080 1 in 3,153 10,036 3,299 6,737 67.1%
$250 1 in 4,806 1 in 4,888 6,432 2,087 4,345 67.6%
$100 1 in 240.0 1 in 245.2 128,794 42,176 86,618 67.3%
$50 1 in 240.0 1 in 244.7 128,867 42,082 86,785 67.3%
$40 1 in 240.0 1 in 245.4 128,760 42,201 86,559 67.2%
$25 1 in 60.0 1 in 60.8 515,227 165,649 349,578 67.8%
$15 1 in 60.0 1 in 60.9 515,185 166,192 348,993 67.7%
$10 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.79 3,193,868 1,024,383 2,169,485 67.9%
$5 1 in 9.00 1 in 8.53 3,606,661 1,115,236 2,491,425 69.1%
All prizes1 in 3.941 in 3.77 8,237,1912,604,370 5,632,82168.4%

How GIANT BUCKS has moved

69% 71% 73% Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking GIANT 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.

GIANT BUCKS: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in GIANT BUCKS?
3 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 7,079,848.
What are the odds of winning anything on GIANT BUCKS?
1 in 3.77 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.77, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.76.
Is GIANT BUCKS worth buying?
Its current payout is 71.0% ($3.55 back per $5 ticket), rank #47 of 70 in Florida. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 50X The Cash (#1553, $5) at 78.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many GIANT BUCKS tickets are left?
We estimate 21,239,544 of roughly 32,459,949 printed tickets are unsold (31.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did GIANT BUCKS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 1, 2026. It is still on sale.

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