MONEY BAG — $5 Georgia Scratcher #1791
MONEY BAG (#1791) is a $5 Georgia scratcher launched on March 18, 2025. As of October 8, 2026 it ranks #68 of 79 active games on current payout (71.4%, $3.57 expected back per ticket) and #14 of 16 $5 games, #67 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.03) and #11 on top-prize odds (1 in 715). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.7 points (72.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 7.9% (1 in 4.35 at launch). 386 of 5101 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 275,799 tickets are still unsold (91.7% sold). That is below average for Georgia; the Georgia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in MONEY BAG, 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, 68,422 of 759,696 prizes (9.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 647.8 | 1 in 714.5 | 5,101 | 4,715 | 386 | 7.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 199.5 | 1 in 223.3 | 16,562 | 15,327 | 1,235 | 7.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 149.9 | 1 in 162.6 | 22,042 | 20,346 | 1,696 | 7.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 58.5 | 55,112 | 50,397 | 4,715 | 8.6% |
| $15 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 55.8 | 55,042 | 50,097 | 4,945 | 9.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 12.1 | 275,325 | 252,440 | 22,885 | 8.3% |
| FREE TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 8.47 | 330,512 | 297,952 | 32,560 | 9.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.35 | 1 in 4.03 | 759,696 | 691,274 | 68,422 | 9.0% |
How MONEY BAG has moved
MONEY BAG: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in MONEY BAG?
- 386 of 5101 as of October 8, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 715.
- What are the odds of winning anything on MONEY BAG?
- 1 in 4.03 today, compared with 1 in 4.35 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.46, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.69.
- Is MONEY BAG worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.4% ($3.57 back per $5 ticket), rank #68 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 MONEY BAG tickets are left?
- We estimate 275,799 of roughly 3,304,620 printed tickets are unsold (91.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did MONEY BAG launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on March 18, 2025. It is still on sale.
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