$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS — $5 Georgia Scratcher #1863
$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS (#1863) is a $5 Georgia scratcher launched on October 21, 2025. As of October 8, 2026 it ranks #38 of 79 active games on current payout (75.4%, $3.77 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 16 $5 games, #13 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.91) and #10 on top-prize odds (1 in 621). Since launch the payout has risen 2.4 points (73.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 30.6% (1 in 3.80 at launch). 525 of 12428 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 326,210 tickets are still unsold (94.2% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS, 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, 112,026 of 1,470,910 prizes (7.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 450.2 | 1 in 621.4 | 12,428 | 11,903 | 525 | 4.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 925.5 | 1 in 1,331 | 6,046 | 5,801 | 245 | 4.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 666.1 | 1 in 821.7 | 8,400 | 8,003 | 397 | 4.7% |
| $30 | 1 in 824.2 | 1 in 1,004 | 6,789 | 6,464 | 325 | 4.8% |
| $25 | 1 in 145.5 | 1 in 170.8 | 38,462 | 36,552 | 1,910 | 5.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 59.4 | 93,303 | 87,807 | 5,496 | 5.9% |
| $15 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 60.7 | 93,217 | 87,845 | 5,372 | 5.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.4 | 373,016 | 350,425 | 22,591 | 6.1% |
| $8 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 13.2 | 279,768 | 255,147 | 24,621 | 8.8% |
| FREE TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 6.45 | 559,481 | 508,937 | 50,544 | 9.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.80 | 1 in 2.91 | 1,470,910 | 1,358,884 | 112,026 | 7.6% |
How $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS has moved
$500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS?
- 525 of 12428 as of October 8, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 621.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS?
- 1 in 2.91 today, compared with 1 in 3.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.98, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.31.
- Is $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS worth buying?
- Its current payout is 75.4% ($3.77 back per $5 ticket), rank #38 of 79 in Georgia. The best $5 alternative today is LUCKY 7s (#1899, $5) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS tickets are left?
- We estimate 326,210 of roughly 5,595,360 printed tickets are unsold (94.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $500 Jingle JUMBO BUCKS launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 21, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Georgia scratchers
- LUCKY 7s — 75.9% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize
- 20X THE MONEY — 74.7% payout, 1 in 3.37 any prize
- $500 Festive FRENZY — 74.5% payout, 1 in 2.77 any prize
- BULLDOG BUCKS — 74.5% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize
- JACKPOTS GALORE — 73.7% payout, 1 in 3.75 any prize