Best $1 Louisiana Scratch-Offs (November 2026)
As of November 6, 2026, 12 $1 scratch-offs are on sale in Louisiana, averaging 70.2% current payout. The best of them is Tic Tac Toad at 71.2% ($0.71 back per ticket, 1 in 4.43 for any prize). Color Me Happy tops the list below at 74.4%, but its figures come from prize tiers that disagree about how many of its tickets are left, so we do not lead with it.
Price is the strongest predictor of payout on a scratcher: across a lottery's games, pricier tickets tend to return a larger share of their price in prizes. In Louisiana as of November 6, 2026, $2 games average 70.5%, $3 games average 73.2%, $5 games average 72.8%, $10 games average 72.8%, $20 games average 80.5%. That is a tendency, not a rule: within this $1 tier the spread between the best and worst game is 9.3 payout points, which is why the table matters more than the tier.
- 1 $1
Color Me Happy
#162574.4% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.74
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.73
- Beats price
- 1 in 9.70
- Top prizes
- 4 of 30
- 2 $1
Fun 5'S
#164572.8% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.73
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.19
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.35
- Top prizes
- 1 of 12
- 3 $1
Frenzy (#1654)
#165471.8% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.72
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.28
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.06
- Top prizes
- 477 of 10,138
- 4 $1
Tic Tac Toad
#168671.2% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.71
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.43
- Beats price
- 1 in 10.1
- Top prizes
- 6 of 12
- 5 $1
Neon 9s
#169470.4% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.70
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.86
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.8
- Top prizes
- 10 of 12
New - 6 $1
Cool Cat
#167070.3% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.70
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.56
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.1
- Top prizes
- 6 of 14
- 7 $1
Pay Me!
#167770.3% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.70
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.64
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.8
- Top prizes
- 4 of 13
- 8 $1
Lucky Bucks
#169070.0% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.70
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.81
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.5
- Top prizes
- 10 of 13
- 9 $1
Crawfish Ca$Hout
#165869.6% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.70
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.19
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.4
- Top prizes
- 1 of 14
- 10 $1
Star Luck
#168268.8% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.69
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.96
- Beats price
- 1 in 10.1
- Top prizes
- 9 of 16
- 11 $1
Quick 7s
#167467.7% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.68
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.40
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.2
- Top prizes
- 3 of 12
- 12 $1
Blackjack
#166165.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.65
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.48
- Beats price
- 1 in 10.5
- Top prizes
- 3 of 15
Payout is what the remaining prize pool returns per dollar; profit odds count only prizes larger than the ticket price. Definitions are on the methodology page.
Compare all 12 games in a table
| # Game | Price | Payout now | EV / ticket | Any-prize odds | Cash odds | Profit odds | Top prize | Top left | 7-day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Color Me Happy | $1 | 74.4%? | $0.74 | 1 in 3.73 | 1 in 9.30 | 1 in 9.70 | $1,000 | 4 | -0.3 pts |
| 2. Fun 5'S | $1 | 72.8%? | $0.73 | 1 in 3.19 | 1 in 7.89 | 1 in 8.35 | $5,555 | 1 | 0.0 pts |
| 3. Frenzy | $1 | 71.8%? | $0.72 | 1 in 3.28 | 1 in 7.37 | 1 in 8.06 | $50 | 477 | 0.0 pts |
| 4. Tic Tac Toad | $1 | 71.2% | $0.71 | 1 in 4.43 | 1 in 10.1 | 1 in 10.1 | $3,000 | 6 | -0.3 pts |
| 5. Neon 9s New | $1 | 70.4% | $0.70 | 1 in 4.86 | 1 in 11.8 | 1 in 11.8 | $9,000 | 10 | +0.3 pts |
| 6. Cool Cat | $1 | 70.3% | $0.70 | 1 in 4.56 | 1 in 11.0 | 1 in 11.1 | $4,000 | 6 | -0.2 pts |
| 7. Pay Me! | $1 | 70.3% | $0.70 | 1 in 4.64 | 1 in 11.7 | 1 in 11.8 | $5,000 | 4 | -0.4 pts |
| 8. Lucky Bucks | $1 | 70.0% | $0.70 | 1 in 4.81 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 11.5 | $5,000 | 10 | +0.3 pts |
| 9. Crawfish Ca$Hout | $1 | 69.6% | $0.70 | 1 in 4.19 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 11.4 | $3,000 | 1 | 0.0 pts |
| 10. Star Luck | $1 | 68.8% | $0.69 | 1 in 4.96 | 1 in 10.1 | 1 in 10.1 | $5,000 | 9 | +0.4 pts |
| 11. Quick 7s | $1 | 67.7% | $0.68 | 1 in 4.40 | 1 in 11.0 | 1 in 11.2 | $7,000 | 3 | -1.6 pts |
| 12. Blackjack | $1 | 65.1% | $0.65 | 1 in 4.48 | 1 in 10.2 | 1 in 10.5 | $2,100 | 3 | -0.6 pts |
Frequently asked questions
- Which $1 Louisiana scratch-off is best right now?
- Tic Tac Toad (#1686) at 71.2% current payout, about $0.71 back per ticket, as of November 6, 2026.
- Are $1 tickets better value than other prices in Louisiana?
- The $1 tier averages 70.2% current payout across 12 active games. For comparison, $2 games average 70.5%, $3 games average 73.2%, $5 games average 72.8%, $10 games average 72.8%, $20 games average 80.5%. Higher-priced tickets usually return more per dollar but you win less often per ticket.
- How many $1 games are on sale in Louisiana?
- 12 as of November 6, 2026. We only publish a price page when at least three games are active at that price.
- Do these numbers include free-ticket prizes?
- The payout and any-prize odds columns do. The cash-odds column excludes free tickets, and the profit-odds column counts only prizes larger than the $1 ticket price.