Electric 8s — $2 Louisiana Scratch-Off #1678
Electric 8s (#1678) is a $2 Louisiana scratch-off launched on June 22, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #17 of 40 active games on current payout (71.0%, $1.42 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 10 $2 games, #25 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.44) and #16 on top-prize odds (1 in 243,972). Since launch the payout has risen 0.2 points (70.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.7% (1 in 4.60 at launch). 3 of 7 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 731,917 tickets are still unsold (64.7% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
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. Across all tiers, 164,904 of 451,289 prizes (36.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 296,571 | 1 in 243,972 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 42.9% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 46,133 | 1 in 56,301 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 28.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 597.6 | 1 in 627.2 | 3,474 | 2,307 | 1,167 | 33.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 272.8 | 1 in 288.7 | 7,610 | 5,075 | 2,535 | 33.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 125.0 | 1 in 129.4 | 16,608 | 10,952 | 5,656 | 34.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 41.7 | 1 in 42.2 | 49,818 | 32,462 | 17,356 | 34.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 17.9 | 1 in 17.9 | 116,262 | 75,295 | 40,967 | 35.2% |
| $4 | 1 in 41.7 | 1 in 40.3 | 49,798 | 31,656 | 18,142 | 36.4% |
| TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.26 | 207,667 | 128,602 | 79,065 | 38.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.60 | 1 in 4.44 | 451,289 | 286,385 | 164,904 | 36.5% |
How Electric 8s has moved
Electric 8s: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Electric 8s?
- 3 of 7 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 243,972.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Electric 8s?
- 1 in 4.44 today, compared with 1 in 4.60 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 8.44, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.53.
- Is Electric 8s worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.0% ($1.42 back per $2 ticket), rank #17 of 40 in Louisiana. The best $2 alternative today is Say It Louisiana (#1666, $2) at 72.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Electric 8s tickets are left?
- We estimate 731,917 of roughly 2,076,670 printed tickets are unsold (64.7% 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.
Other $2 Louisiana scratch-offs
- Say It Louisiana — 72.2% payout, 1 in 4.35 any prize
- Winner Winner Chicken Dinner — 70.8% payout, 1 in 4.26 any prize
- Bonus Bucks — 70.6% payout, 1 in 4.66 any prize
- Saints All Seasons — 70.3% payout, 1 in 4.67 any prize
- Frenzy — 70.1% payout, 1 in 3.48 any prize