Fire/Ice — $20 Louisiana Scratch-Off #1689
Fire/Ice (#1689) is a $20 Louisiana scratch-off launched on August 3, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #5 of 40 active games on current payout (74.3%, $14.87 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 3 $20 games, #3 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.20) and #27 on top-prize odds (1 in 293,675). Since launch the payout has risen 0.0 points (74.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.2% (1 in 3.20 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 1,174,701 tickets are still unsold (19.5% 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 Fire/Ice, 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, 367,470 of 455,307 prizes (80.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 291,730 | 1 in 293,675 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 104,189 | 1 in 106,791 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 78.6% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 6,946 | 1 in 6,830 | 210 | 38 | 172 | 81.9% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,071 | 1 in 1,061 | 1,362 | 255 | 1,107 | 81.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 227.4 | 1 in 228.4 | 6,415 | 1,271 | 5,144 | 80.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 60.1 | 1 in 60.1 | 24,291 | 4,752 | 19,539 | 80.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 20.0 | 72,977 | 14,253 | 58,724 | 80.5% |
| $40 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.5 | 116,692 | 22,790 | 93,902 | 80.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.98 | 145,819 | 28,084 | 117,735 | 80.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 16.5 | 87,522 | 16,390 | 71,132 | 81.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.20 | 1 in 3.20 | 455,307 | 87,837 | 367,470 | 80.7% |
How Fire/Ice has moved
Fire/Ice: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in Fire/Ice?
- 4 of 5 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 293,675.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Fire/Ice?
- 1 in 3.20 today, compared with 1 in 3.20 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.20, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 3.96.
- Is Fire/Ice worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.3% ($14.87 back per $20 ticket), rank #5 of 40 in Louisiana. The best $20 alternative today is 100x The Cash (#1640, $20) at 90.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Fire/Ice tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,174,701 of roughly 1,458,992 printed tickets are unsold (19.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Fire/Ice launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 3, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $20 Louisiana scratch-offs
- 100x The Cash — 90.5% payout, 1 in 3.97 any prize
- Double Your Luck — 73.1% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize