Color Me Happy — $1 Louisiana Scratch-Off #1625
Color Me Happy (#1625) is a $1 Louisiana scratch-off launched on May 11, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #3 of 40 active games on current payout (75.1%, $0.75 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 11 $1 games, #16 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.88) and #6 on top-prize odds (1 in 56,870). Since launch the payout has risen 5.0 points (70.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 23.8% (1 in 4.80 at launch). 5 of 30 top prizes of $1,000 remain, and we estimate 284,348 tickets are still unsold (85.4% sold). That puts it among the best Louisiana scratch-offs to buy right now.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Color Me Happy, 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, 73,244 of 403,950 prizes (18.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 1 in 64,717 | 1 in 56,870 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 16.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 29,869 | 1 in 142,174 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 3.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,613 | 1 in 2,962 | 743 | 647 | 96 | 12.9% |
| $40 | 1 in 275.6 | 1 in 321.3 | 7,046 | 6,161 | 885 | 12.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 230.8 | 7,766 | 6,534 | 1,232 | 15.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 236.0 | 7,766 | 6,561 | 1,205 | 15.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 41.7 | 1 in 41.1 | 46,596 | 39,684 | 6,912 | 14.8% |
| $4 | 1 in 62.5 | 1 in 53.5 | 31,064 | 25,750 | 5,314 | 17.1% |
| $2 | 1 in 27.8 | 1 in 21.6 | 69,894 | 56,717 | 13,177 | 18.9% |
| TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 6.40 | 232,980 | 188,564 | 44,416 | 19.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.80 | 1 in 3.88 | 403,950 | 330,706 | 73,244 | 18.1% |
How Color Me Happy has moved
Color Me Happy: common questions
- How many $1,000 prizes are left in Color Me Happy?
- 5 of 30 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 56,870.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Color Me Happy?
- 1 in 3.88 today, compared with 1 in 4.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 9.53, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 9.86.
- Is Color Me Happy worth buying?
- Its current payout is 75.1% ($0.75 back per $1 ticket), rank #3 of 40 in Louisiana. The best $1 alternative today is Frenzy (#1654, $1) at 71.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Color Me Happy tickets are left?
- We estimate 284,348 of roughly 1,940,723 printed tickets are unsold (85.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Color Me Happy launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 11, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Louisiana scratch-offs
- Frenzy — 71.8% payout, 1 in 3.27 any prize
- Fun 5'S — 71.6% payout, 1 in 3.25 any prize
- Cool Cat — 70.7% payout, 1 in 4.57 any prize
- Pay Me! — 70.5% payout, 1 in 4.75 any prize
- Lucky Bucks — 70.1% payout, 1 in 4.84 any prize