Frenzy — $5 Louisiana Scratch-Off #1656
Frenzy (#1656) is a $5 Louisiana scratch-off launched on January 5, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #36 of 43 active games on current payout (69.7%, $3.49 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 8 $5 games, #2 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.12) and #4 on top-prize odds (1 in 807). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.7 points (72.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 36.3% (1 in 4.25 at launch). 86 of 3574 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 69,385 tickets are still unsold (96.2% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best Louisiana scratch-offs to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 4.25 to 1 in 3.12, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.04 million and 0.13 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Frenzy, 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, 22,269 of 425,263 prizes (5.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 505.2 | 1 in 806.8 | 3,574 | 3,488 | 86 | 2.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 942.3 | 1 in 1,101 | 1,916 | 1,853 | 63 | 3.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 80.1 | 1 in 106.4 | 22,539 | 21,887 | 652 | 2.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 59.6 | 36,099 | 34,935 | 1,164 | 3.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.87 | 180,559 | 173,531 | 7,028 | 3.9% |
| TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 5.23 | 180,576 | 167,300 | 13,276 | 7.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.25 | 1 in 3.12 | 425,263 | 402,994 | 22,269 | 5.2% |
How Frenzy has moved
Frenzy: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Frenzy?
- 86 of 3574 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 807.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Frenzy?
- 1 in 3.12 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.25 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.31, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.72.
- Is Frenzy worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.7% ($3.49 back per $5 ticket), rank #36 of 43 in Louisiana. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is One-Eyed Jack (#1648, $5) at 77.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Frenzy tickets are left?
- We estimate 69,385 of roughly 1,805,760 printed tickets are unsold (96.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Frenzy launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 5, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Louisiana scratch-offs
- One-Eyed Jack — 77.3% payout, 1 in 4.15 any prize
- Fleur De 3'S — 75.8% payout, 1 in 4.84 any prize
- Giant Bucks — 72.9% payout, 1 in 4.07 any prize
- $100,000 Cash Stacks — 72.4% payout, 1 in 4.12 any prize
- Color Blast Crossword — 72.2% payout, 1 in 4.40 any prize