Bring the Heat — $2 Mississippi Scratch-Off #172
Bring the Heat (#172) is a $2 Mississippi scratch-off launched on June 4, 2024. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #41 of 71 active games on current payout (65.1%, $1.30 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 21 $2 games, #52 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.51) and #39 on top-prize odds (1 in 663,880). Since launch the payout has risen 1.6 points (63.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.0% (1 in 4.73 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 663,880 tickets are still unsold (58.1% sold). That is below average for Mississippi; the Mississippi ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Bring the Heat, 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 Mississippi game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 147,360 of 335,037 prizes (44.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 792,363 | 1 in 663,880 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 396,181 | 1 in 663,880 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 33,015 | 1 in 30,176 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 45.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 5,096 | 1 in 5,107 | 311 | 181 | 130 | 41.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 755.4 | 1 in 771.1 | 2,098 | 1,237 | 861 | 41.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 99.8 | 15,846 | 9,192 | 6,654 | 42.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 75.5 | 21,116 | 12,322 | 8,794 | 41.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 50.1 | 1 in 48.5 | 31,650 | 17,969 | 13,681 | 43.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.6 | 105,592 | 60,049 | 45,543 | 43.1% |
| $2 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.26 | 158,370 | 86,697 | 71,673 | 45.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.73 | 1 in 4.51 | 335,037 | 187,677 | 147,360 | 44.0% |
How Bring the Heat has moved
Bring the Heat: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Bring the Heat?
- 1 of 2 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 663,880.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Bring the Heat?
- 1 in 4.51 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.73 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.51, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 8.77.
- Is Bring the Heat worth buying?
- Its current payout is 65.1% ($1.30 back per $2 ticket), rank #41 of 71 in Mississippi. The best $2 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Power Play Blitz (#251, $2) at 64.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Bring the Heat tickets are left?
- We estimate 663,880 of roughly 1,584,725 printed tickets are unsold (58.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Bring the Heat launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on June 4, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $2 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Lucky Doubler — 97.6% payout, 1 in 2.45 any prize
- $20,000 Power Shot — 95.2% payout, 1 in 2.35 any prize
- It Takes 2 — 89.3% payout, 1 in 2.95 any prize
- WINNER$ GALORE — 83.1% payout, 1 in 2.92 any prize
- Emerald 8s — 82.4% payout, 1 in 2.93 any prize