Xtreme BUCKS — $2 Georgia Scratcher #1828
Xtreme BUCKS (#1828) is a $2 Georgia scratcher launched on February 18, 2025. As of October 8, 2026 it ranks #75 of 79 active games on current payout (61.9%, $1.24 expected back per ticket) and #14 of 15 $2 games, #70 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.27) and #36 on top-prize odds (1 in 599,322). Since launch the payout has fallen 10.2 points (72.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 6.1% (1 in 4.01 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 599,322 tickets are still unsold (89.6% sold). That is below average for Georgia; the Georgia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Xtreme 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, 140,236 of 1,437,043 prizes (9.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 1,922,950 | 1 in 599,322 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 59,473 | 1 in 49,944 | 97 | 85 | 12 | 12.4% |
| $400 | 1 in 63,394 | 1 in 85,617 | 91 | 84 | 7 | 7.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 14,907 | 1 in 18,729 | 387 | 355 | 32 | 8.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 13,385 | 1 in 16,198 | 431 | 394 | 37 | 8.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 901.8 | 1 in 1,164 | 6,397 | 5,882 | 515 | 8.1% |
| $30 | 1 in 105.2 | 1 in 144.6 | 54,829 | 50,684 | 4,145 | 7.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.2 | 1 in 135.5 | 57,562 | 53,140 | 4,422 | 7.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 147.8 | 57,702 | 53,646 | 4,056 | 7.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 130.8 | 57,675 | 53,092 | 4,583 | 7.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 71.9 | 115,377 | 107,038 | 8,339 | 7.2% |
| $4 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 46.7 | 144,153 | 131,321 | 12,832 | 8.9% |
| $3 | 1 in 15.8 | 1 in 18.5 | 365,379 | 333,020 | 32,359 | 8.9% |
| FREE TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 8.70 | 576,960 | 508,064 | 68,896 | 11.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.01 | 1 in 4.27 | 1,437,043 | 1,296,807 | 140,236 | 9.8% |
How Xtreme BUCKS has moved
Xtreme BUCKS: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Xtreme BUCKS?
- 1 of 3 as of October 8, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 599,322.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Xtreme BUCKS?
- 1 in 4.27 today, compared with 1 in 4.01 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 8.30, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.40.
- Is Xtreme BUCKS worth buying?
- Its current payout is 61.9% ($1.24 back per $2 ticket), rank #75 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 Xtreme BUCKS tickets are left?
- We estimate 599,322 of roughly 5,768,850 printed tickets are unsold (89.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Xtreme BUCKS launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on February 18, 2025. It is still on sale.
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