Big Money Riches — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #255
Big Money Riches (#255) is a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on July 7, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #51 of 76 active games on current payout (62.7%, $3.13 expected back per ticket) and #18 of 21 $5 games, #51 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.41) and #37 on top-prize odds (1 in 538,334). Since launch the payout has fallen 7.4 points (70.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 9.7% (1 in 3.98 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 538,334 tickets are still unsold (50.2% sold). That is below average for Mississippi; the Mississippi ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Big Money Riches, 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, 122,128 of 271,354 prizes (45.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 539,994 | 1 in 538,334 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 359,996 | 1 in 269,167 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 269,997 | 1 in 179,445 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 5,454 | 1 in 6,049 | 198 | 109 | 89 | 44.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 883.8 | 1 in 1,081 | 1,222 | 724 | 498 | 40.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 122.6 | 1 in 142.8 | 8,806 | 5,037 | 3,769 | 42.8% |
| $25 | 1 in 26.7 | 1 in 30.6 | 40,510 | 22,894 | 17,616 | 43.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 48.0 | 1 in 54.6 | 22,507 | 12,654 | 9,853 | 43.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 13.3 | 90,044 | 49,712 | 40,332 | 44.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.99 | 1 in 10.8 | 108,058 | 58,093 | 49,965 | 46.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.98 | 1 in 4.41 | 271,354 | 149,226 | 122,128 | 45.0% |
How Big Money Riches has moved
Big Money Riches: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Big Money Riches?
- 1 of 2 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 538,334.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money Riches?
- 1 in 4.41 today, compared with 1 in 3.98 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.41, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.46.
- Is Big Money Riches worth buying?
- Its current payout is 62.7% ($3.13 back per $5 ticket), rank #51 of 76 in Mississippi. The best $5 alternative today is Double the Money (#229, $5) at 125.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Big Money Riches tickets are left?
- We estimate 538,334 of roughly 1,079,989 printed tickets are unsold (50.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Big Money Riches launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Double the Money — 125.5% payout, 1 in 2.23 any prize
- Break the Bank — 120.9% payout, 1 in 1.70 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 105.7% payout, 1 in 2.09 any prize
- Blazing Hot Bucks — 105.1% payout, 1 in 2.05 any prize
- CA$HTASTIC — 104.4% payout, 1 in 1.91 any prize