Bits & Odds

LUCKY BUCKS — $1 Florida Scratch-Off #1636

Data captured · launched July 1, 2026

LUCKY BUCKS (#1636) is a $1 Florida scratch-off launched on July 1, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #65 of 70 active games on current payout (63.3%, $0.63 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 4 $1 games, #64 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.56) and #15 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,099,176). Since launch the payout has risen 1.2 points (62.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.6% (1 in 4.73 at launch). 15 of 24 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 16,487,645 tickets are still unsold (34.1% sold). That is below average for Florida; the Florida ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.

Current payout
63.3%
62.1% at launch
Expected value
$0.63
per $1 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.56
1 in 4.73 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.56
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.74
win more than $1
$600+ odds
1 in 1,099,176
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
15 of 24
$10,000 each
Tickets remaining
65.9%
≈ 16,487,645 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 8, 2026, 17 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in LUCKY 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, 3,614,211 of 5,282,929 prizes (68.4%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$10,000 1 in 1,040,025 1 in 1,099,176 24 9 15 62.5%
$200 1 in 15,018 1 in 15,703 1,662 612 1,050 63.2%
$100 1 in 3,998 1 in 4,116 6,243 2,237 4,006 64.2%
$50 1 in 750.0 1 in 760.0 33,302 11,607 21,695 65.1%
$25 1 in 300.0 1 in 300.9 83,202 28,399 54,803 65.9%
$10 1 in 150.0 1 in 149.5 166,468 56,175 110,293 66.3%
$5 1 in 150.0 1 in 148.0 166,320 54,890 111,430 67.0%
$4 1 in 50.0 1 in 49.1 499,204 163,567 335,637 67.2%
$2 1 in 14.0 1 in 13.2 1,830,274 583,795 1,246,479 68.1%
$1 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.54 2,496,230 767,427 1,728,803 69.3%
All prizes1 in 4.731 in 4.56 5,282,9291,668,718 3,614,21168.4%

How LUCKY BUCKS has moved

61% 63% 65% Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking LUCKY 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.

LUCKY BUCKS: common questions

How many $10,000 prizes are left in LUCKY BUCKS?
15 of 24 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,099,176.
What are the odds of winning anything on LUCKY BUCKS?
1 in 4.56 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.73 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.56, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.74.
Is LUCKY BUCKS worth buying?
Its current payout is 63.3% ($0.63 back per $1 ticket), rank #65 of 70 in Florida. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is $10,000 GOLD RUSH MULTIPLIER (#1583, $1) at 64.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many LUCKY BUCKS tickets are left?
We estimate 16,487,645 of roughly 24,962,300 printed tickets are unsold (34.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did LUCKY BUCKS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 1, 2026. It is still on sale.

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