$40,000 TAXES PAID — $2 Georgia Scratcher #1628
$40,000 TAXES PAID (#1628) was a $2 Georgia scratcher launched on January 4, 2022. Its final figures, from October 8, 2026, were 63.7% payout ($1.27 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.50 for any prize and 1 in 528,107 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 6.0 points (69.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 13.1% (1 in 3.96 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $40,000 ($40000(TaxesPaid)) were never claimed, and we estimate 92.7% of its tickets had sold. $40,000 TAXES PAID is no longer on sale in Georgia; the figures below are final as of October 8, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until November 30, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $40,000 TAXES PAID, 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, 150,755 of 1,835,253 prizes (8.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40000(TaxesPaid) | 1 in 1,817,850 | 1 in 528,107 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 40,173 | 1 in 52,811 | 181 | 171 | 10 | 5.5% |
| $400 | 1 in 30,424 | 1 in 66,013 | 239 | 231 | 8 | 3.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 14,779 | 1 in 16,003 | 492 | 459 | 33 | 6.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 12,119 | 1 in 18,211 | 600 | 571 | 29 | 4.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,704 | 1 in 2,708 | 4,267 | 4,072 | 195 | 4.6% |
| $40 | 1 in 583.6 | 1 in 862.9 | 12,459 | 11,847 | 612 | 4.9% |
| $30 | 1 in 332.0 | 1 in 477.1 | 21,903 | 20,796 | 1,107 | 5.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 192.1 | 1 in 272.6 | 37,861 | 35,924 | 1,937 | 5.1% |
| $15 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 131.5 | 72,719 | 68,703 | 4,016 | 5.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 43.0 | 218,137 | 205,861 | 12,276 | 5.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 53.5 | 145,428 | 135,561 | 9,867 | 6.8% |
| $4 | 1 in 31.6 | 1 in 30.0 | 230,269 | 212,665 | 17,604 | 7.6% |
| $3 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 17.6 | 363,545 | 333,565 | 29,980 | 8.2% |
| FREE TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 7.23 | 727,149 | 654,069 | 73,080 | 10.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.96 | 1 in 3.50 | 1,835,253 | 1,684,498 | 150,755 | 8.2% |
How $40,000 TAXES PAID has moved
$40,000 TAXES PAID: common questions
- How many $40,000 prizes are left in $40,000 TAXES PAID?
- 1 of 4 as of October 8, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 528,107.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $40,000 TAXES PAID?
- 1 in 3.50 today, compared with 1 in 3.96 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.61, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 6.80.
- Is $40,000 TAXES PAID worth buying?
- Its current payout is 63.7% ($1.27 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 79 in Georgia. The best $2 alternative today is QUICK WINS (#1824, $2) at 83.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $40,000 TAXES PAID tickets are left?
- We estimate 528,107 of roughly 7,271,400 printed tickets are unsold (92.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $40,000 TAXES PAID launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 4, 2022. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until November 30, 2026.
Other $2 Georgia scratchers
- QUICK WINS — 83.9% payout, 1 in 3.65 any prize
- CA$H Payout — 81.7% payout, 1 in 3.32 any prize
- WIN $1,000 A MONTH FOR LIFE — 78.5% payout, 1 in 4.23 any prize
- LOTERIA — 75.9% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- JUMBO BUCKS Classic — 74.5% payout, 1 in 3.70 any prize