Pay Me! — $1 Louisiana Scratch-Off #1677
Pay Me! (#1677) is a $1 Louisiana scratch-off launched on June 22, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #22 of 40 active games on current payout (70.5%, $0.70 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 11 $1 games, #36 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.75) and #26 on top-prize odds (1 in 291,363). Since launch the payout has risen 0.3 points (70.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.6% (1 in 4.91 at launch). 6 of 13 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 1,748,180 tickets are still unsold (52.1% sold). That is below average for Louisiana; the Louisiana ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Pay Me!, 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, 368,385 of 742,121 prizes (49.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 280,673 | 1 in 291,363 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 46.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 683.3 | 1 in 695.7 | 5,340 | 2,827 | 2,513 | 47.1% |
| $30 | 1 in 519.9 | 1 in 529.1 | 7,018 | 3,714 | 3,304 | 47.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 254.6 | 14,595 | 7,729 | 6,866 | 47.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 252.1 | 14,595 | 7,660 | 6,935 | 47.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 49.7 | 72,975 | 37,797 | 35,178 | 48.2% |
| $3 | 1 in 62.5 | 1 in 61.6 | 58,380 | 30,016 | 28,364 | 48.6% |
| $2 | 1 in 27.8 | 1 in 27.1 | 131,355 | 66,732 | 64,623 | 49.2% |
| TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 7.92 | 437,850 | 217,254 | 220,596 | 50.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.91 | 1 in 4.75 | 742,121 | 373,736 | 368,385 | 49.6% |
How Pay Me! has moved
Pay Me!: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in Pay Me!?
- 6 of 13 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 291,363.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Pay Me!?
- 1 in 4.75 today, compared with 1 in 4.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 11.8, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 11.8.
- Is Pay Me! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.5% ($0.70 back per $1 ticket), rank #22 of 40 in Louisiana. The best $1 alternative today is Color Me Happy (#1625, $1) at 75.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Pay Me! tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,748,180 of roughly 3,647,291 printed tickets are unsold (52.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Pay Me! launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on June 22, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Louisiana scratch-offs
- Color Me Happy — 75.1% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- Frenzy — 71.8% payout, 1 in 3.27 any prize
- Fun 5'S — 71.6% payout, 1 in 3.25 any prize
- Cool Cat — 70.7% payout, 1 in 4.57 any prize
- Lucky Bucks — 70.1% payout, 1 in 4.84 any prize