Best $1 Louisiana Scratch-Offs (September 2026)
As of September 22, 2026, 11 $1 scratch-offs are on sale in Louisiana, averaging 70.3% current payout. The best of them is Color Me Happy at 75.1% ($0.75 back per ticket, 1 in 3.88 for any prize).
Price is the strongest predictor of payout on a scratcher: the more a ticket costs, the larger the share of its price the lottery returns in prizes. In Louisiana today, $2 games average 69.7%, $3 games average 71.5%, $5 games average 71.4%, $10 games average 72.5%, $20 games average 79.3%. That is an average, not a rule: within this $1 tier the spread between the best and worst game is 8.5 payout points, which is why the table matters more than the tier.
- 1 $1 scratch-off
Color Me Happy
#162575.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.75
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.88
- Beats price
- 1 in 9.86
- Top prizes
- 5 of 30
Best payout - 2 $1 scratch-off
Frenzy
#165471.8% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.72
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.27
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.03
- Top prizes
- 480 of 10,138
- 3 $1 scratch-off
Fun 5'S
#164571.6% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.72
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.25
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.51
- Top prizes
- 1 of 12
- 4 $1 scratch-off
Cool Cat
#167070.7% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.71
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.57
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.0
- Top prizes
- 6 of 14
- 5 $1 scratch-off
Pay Me!
#167770.5% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.70
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.75
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.8
- Top prizes
- 6 of 13
- 6 $1 scratch-off
Lucky Bucks
#169070.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.70
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.84
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.5
- Top prizes
- 13 of 13
New - 7 $1 scratch-off
Crawfish Ca$Hout
#165869.6% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.70
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.17
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.3
- Top prizes
- 1 of 14
- 8 $1 scratch-off
Quick 7s
#167469.3% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.69
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.55
- Beats price
- 1 in 11.0
- Top prizes
- 4 of 12
- 9 $1 scratch-off
Tic Tac Toad
#168669.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.69
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.65
- Beats price
- 1 in 10.5
- Top prizes
- 12 of 12
- 10 $1 scratch-off
Star Luck
#168268.8% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.69
- Any prize
- 1 in 5.01
- Beats price
- 1 in 10.1
- Top prizes
- 12 of 16
- 11 $1 scratch-off
Blackjack
#166166.6% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.67
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.68
- Beats price
- 1 in 10.5
- Top prizes
- 4 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 11 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 | 75.1% | $0.75 | 1 in 3.88 | 1 in 9.53 | 1 in 9.86 | $1,000 | 5 | — |
| 2. Frenzy | $1 | 71.8% | $0.72 | 1 in 3.27 | 1 in 7.35 | 1 in 8.03 | $50 | 480 | — |
| 3. Fun 5'S | $1 | 71.6% | $0.72 | 1 in 3.25 | 1 in 8.06 | 1 in 8.51 | $5,555 | 1 | — |
| 4. Cool Cat | $1 | 70.7% | $0.71 | 1 in 4.57 | 1 in 10.9 | 1 in 11.0 | $4,000 | 6 | — |
| 5. Pay Me! | $1 | 70.5% | $0.70 | 1 in 4.75 | 1 in 11.8 | 1 in 11.8 | $5,000 | 6 | — |
| 6. Lucky Bucks New | $1 | 70.1% | $0.70 | 1 in 4.84 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 11.5 | $5,000 | 13 | — |
| 7. Crawfish Ca$Hout | $1 | 69.6% | $0.70 | 1 in 4.17 | 1 in 11.0 | 1 in 11.3 | $3,000 | 1 | — |
| 8. Quick 7s | $1 | 69.3% | $0.69 | 1 in 4.55 | 1 in 10.9 | 1 in 11.0 | $7,000 | 4 | — |
| 9. Tic Tac Toad | $1 | 69.1% | $0.69 | 1 in 4.65 | 1 in 10.5 | 1 in 10.5 | $3,000 | 12 | — |
| 10. Star Luck | $1 | 68.8% | $0.69 | 1 in 5.01 | 1 in 10.1 | 1 in 10.1 | $5,000 | 12 | — |
| 11. Blackjack | $1 | 66.6% | $0.67 | 1 in 4.68 | 1 in 10.3 | 1 in 10.5 | $2,100 | 4 | — |
Frequently asked questions
- Which $1 Louisiana scratch-off is best right now?
- Color Me Happy (#1625) at 75.1% current payout, about $0.75 back per ticket, as of September 22, 2026.
- Are $1 tickets better value than other prices in Louisiana?
- The $1 tier averages 70.3% current payout across 11 active games. For comparison, $2 games average 69.7%, $3 games average 71.5%, $5 games average 71.4%, $10 games average 72.5%, $20 games average 79.3%. Higher-priced tickets usually return more per dollar but you win less often per ticket.
- How many $1 games are on sale in Louisiana?
- 11 as of September 22, 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.