Pay Me! — $1 Louisiana Scratch-Off #1677
Pay Me! (#1677) is a $1 Louisiana scratch-off launched on June 22, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #31 of 43 active games on current payout (70.3%, $0.70 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 12 $1 games, #35 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.64) and #22 on top-prize odds (1 in 275,680). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (70.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.9% (1 in 4.91 at launch). 4 of 13 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 1,102,719 tickets are still unsold (69.8% sold). That is below average for Louisiana; the Louisiana ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Last top prize claimed: October 30, 2026, 7 days ago.
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. 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, 237,700 of 742,121 prizes (32.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 280,673 | 1 in 275,680 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 30.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 683.3 | 1 in 713.7 | 5,340 | 3,795 | 1,545 | 28.9% |
| $30 | 1 in 519.9 | 1 in 551.9 | 7,018 | 5,020 | 1,998 | 28.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 260.2 | 14,595 | 10,357 | 4,238 | 29.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 257.6 | 14,595 | 10,315 | 4,280 | 29.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 49.7 | 72,975 | 50,793 | 22,182 | 30.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 62.5 | 1 in 61.5 | 58,380 | 40,464 | 17,916 | 30.7% |
| $2 | 1 in 27.8 | 1 in 26.7 | 131,355 | 90,047 | 41,308 | 31.4% |
| TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 7.65 | 437,850 | 293,621 | 144,229 | 32.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.91 | 1 in 4.64 | 742,121 | 504,421 | 237,700 | 32.0% |
How Pay Me! has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 30, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
- October 28, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
Pay Me!: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in Pay Me!?
- 4 of 13 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 275,680.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Pay Me!?
- 1 in 4.64 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 11.7, 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 70.3% ($0.70 back per $1 ticket), rank #31 of 43 in Louisiana. The best $1 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Tic Tac Toad (#1686, $1) at 71.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Pay Me! tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,102,719 of roughly 3,647,291 printed tickets are unsold (69.8% 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 — 74.4% payout, 1 in 3.73 any prize
- Fun 5'S — 72.8% payout, 1 in 3.19 any prize
- Frenzy — 71.8% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize
- Tic Tac Toad — 71.2% payout, 1 in 4.43 any prize
- Neon 9s — 70.4% payout, 1 in 4.86 any prize