Bits & Odds

Fire/Ice — $20 Louisiana Scratch-Off #1689

Data captured · launched August 3, 2026

Fire/Ice (#1689) is a $20 Louisiana scratch-off launched on August 3, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #9 of 43 active games on current payout (73.9%, $14.77 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 3 $20 games, #3 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.19) and #31 on top-prize odds (1 in 312,882). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.5 points (74.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.4% (1 in 3.20 at launch). 3 of 5 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 938,647 tickets are still unsold (35.6% 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
73.9%
74.3% at launch
Expected value
$14.77
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.19
1 in 3.20 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.19
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 3.96
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 6,056
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 5
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
64.4%
≈ 938,647 tickets

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

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. 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, 294,217 of 455,307 prizes (64.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 291,730 1 in 312,882 5 2 3 60.0%
$10,000 1 in 104,189 1 in 104,294 14 5 9 64.3%
$1,000 1 in 6,946 1 in 6,564 210 67 143 68.1%
$500 1 in 1,071 1 in 1,074 1,362 488 874 64.2%
$200 1 in 227.4 1 in 228.0 6,415 2,299 4,116 64.2%
$100 1 in 60.1 1 in 60.3 24,291 8,722 15,569 64.1%
$50 1 in 20.0 1 in 20.0 72,977 26,112 46,865 64.2%
$40 1 in 12.5 1 in 12.5 116,692 41,763 74,929 64.2%
$30 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.95 145,819 51,522 94,297 64.7%
$20 1 in 16.7 1 in 16.3 87,522 30,110 57,412 65.6%
All prizes1 in 3.201 in 3.19 455,307161,090 294,21764.6%

How Fire/Ice has moved

71% 74% 76% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Fire/Ice. 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.

Fire/Ice: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in Fire/Ice?
3 of 5 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 312,882.
What are the odds of winning anything on Fire/Ice?
1 in 3.19 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.20 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.19, 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 73.9% ($14.77 back per $20 ticket), rank #9 of 43 in Louisiana. The best $20 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is 100x The Cash (#1640, $20) at 94.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Fire/Ice tickets are left?
We estimate 938,647 of roughly 1,458,992 printed tickets are unsold (35.6% 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.

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