Bits & Odds

Electric 8s — $2 Louisiana Scratch-Off #1678

Data captured · launched June 22, 2026

Electric 8s (#1678) is a $2 Louisiana scratch-off launched on June 22, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #11 of 43 active games on current payout (72.9%, $1.46 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 11 $2 games, #17 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.96) and #30 on top-prize odds (1 in 303,719). Since launch the payout has risen 2.1 points (70.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 16.2% (1 in 4.60 at launch). 1 of 7 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 303,719 tickets are still unsold (85.4% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
72.9%
70.8% at launch
Expected value
$1.46
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.96
1 in 4.60 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 7.82
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.11
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 50,620
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 7
$20,000 each
Tickets remaining
14.6%
≈ 303,719 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 19, 2026, 18 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Electric 8s, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Louisiana game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 76,692 of 451,289 prizes (17.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$20,000 1 in 296,571 1 in 303,719 7 6 1 14.3%
$1,000 1 in 46,133 1 in 60,744 45 40 5 11.1%
$100 1 in 597.6 1 in 653.2 3,474 3,009 465 13.4%
$50 1 in 272.8 1 in 309.6 7,610 6,629 981 12.9%
$20 1 in 125.0 1 in 130.4 16,608 14,279 2,329 14.0%
$10 1 in 41.7 1 in 40.8 49,818 42,383 7,435 14.9%
$5 1 in 17.9 1 in 17.0 116,262 98,392 17,870 15.4%
$4 1 in 41.7 1 in 36.4 49,798 41,449 8,349 16.8%
TICKETfree ticket 1 in 10.0 1 in 7.74 207,667 168,410 39,257 18.9%
All prizes1 in 4.601 in 3.96 451,289374,597 76,69217.0%

How Electric 8s has moved

69% 72% 75% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Electric 8s. 46 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Electric 8s: common questions

How many $20,000 prizes are left in Electric 8s?
1 of 7 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 303,719.
What are the odds of winning anything on Electric 8s?
1 in 3.96 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.60 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.82, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.11.
Is Electric 8s worth buying?
Its current payout is 72.9% ($1.46 back per $2 ticket), rank #11 of 43 in Louisiana. The best $2 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Bonus Bucks (#1691, $2) at 76.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Electric 8s tickets are left?
We estimate 303,719 of roughly 2,076,670 printed tickets are unsold (85.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Electric 8s launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on June 22, 2026. It is still on sale.

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