Hit $500 — $10 Georgia Scratcher #1893
Hit $500 (#1893) is a $10 Georgia scratcher launched on April 21, 2026. As of October 8, 2026 it ranks #29 of 79 active games on current payout (77.7%, $7.77 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 18 $10 games, #38 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.43) and #5 on top-prize odds (1 in 282). Since launch the payout has risen 0.4 points (77.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.3% (1 in 3.51 at launch). 5646 of 17719 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 1,594,838 tickets are still unsold (67.4% 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 Hit $500, 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, 465,027 of 1,395,062 prizes (33.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 276.3 | 1 in 282.5 | 17,719 | 12,073 | 5,646 | 31.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 708.4 | 1 in 718.1 | 6,911 | 4,690 | 2,221 | 32.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 163.6 | 1 in 165.5 | 29,935 | 20,299 | 9,636 | 32.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 140.4 | 1 in 142.0 | 34,863 | 23,628 | 11,235 | 32.2% |
| $30 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 30.2 | 163,157 | 110,305 | 52,852 | 32.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 7.50 | 1 in 7.34 | 652,838 | 435,441 | 217,397 | 33.3% |
| FREE TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 9.61 | 489,639 | 323,599 | 166,040 | 33.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.51 | 1 in 3.43 | 1,395,062 | 930,035 | 465,027 | 33.3% |
How Hit $500 has moved
Hit $500: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Hit $500?
- 5646 of 17719 as of October 8, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 282.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Hit $500?
- 1 in 3.43 today, compared with 1 in 3.51 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.30, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.33.
- Is Hit $500 worth buying?
- Its current payout is 77.7% ($7.77 back per $10 ticket), rank #29 of 79 in Georgia. The best $10 alternative today is $600 FEVER (#1845, $10) at 85.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Hit $500 tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,594,838 of roughly 4,895,970 printed tickets are unsold (67.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Hit $500 launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 21, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $10 Georgia scratchers
- $600 FEVER — 85.4% payout, 1 in 2.71 any prize
- GEORGIA MILLIONAIRE — 84.4% payout, 1 in 2.38 any prize
- $600 WINDFALL — 82.5% payout, 1 in 2.25 any prize
- JACKPOTS GALORE — 79.4% payout, 1 in 3.22 any prize
- MYSTERY BOX GIVEAWAY — 78.2% payout, 1 in 3.22 any prize