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 September 22, 2026 it ranks #41 of 76 active games on current payout (65.1%, $1.30 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 24 $2 games, #56 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.51) and #40 on top-prize odds (1 in 673,971). Since launch the payout has risen 1.5 points (63.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.9% (1 in 4.73 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 673,971 tickets are still unsold (57.5% 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. Across all tiers, 149,507 of 335,037 prizes (44.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 792,363 | 1 in 673,971 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 396,181 | 1 in 673,971 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 33,015 | 1 in 29,303 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 47.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 5,096 | 1 in 5,106 | 311 | 179 | 132 | 42.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 755.4 | 1 in 775.6 | 2,098 | 1,229 | 869 | 41.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 99.6 | 15,846 | 9,079 | 6,767 | 42.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 75.5 | 21,116 | 12,194 | 8,922 | 42.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 50.1 | 1 in 48.5 | 31,650 | 17,759 | 13,891 | 43.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.6 | 105,592 | 59,375 | 46,217 | 43.8% |
| $2 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.27 | 158,370 | 85,686 | 72,684 | 45.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.73 | 1 in 4.51 | 335,037 | 185,530 | 149,507 | 44.6% |
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 September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 673,971.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Bring the Heat?
- 1 in 4.51 today, 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 76 in Mississippi. The best $2 alternative today is Lucky Doubler (#194, $2) at 97.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Bring the Heat tickets are left?
- We estimate 673,971 of roughly 1,584,725 printed tickets are unsold (57.5% 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 — 97.9% payout, 1 in 2.45 any prize
- $20,000 Power Shot — 95.4% payout, 1 in 2.35 any prize
- $25,000 Mad Money — 91.4% payout, 1 in 2.49 any prize
- Heat Stroke — 88.3% payout, 1 in 2.70 any prize
- Emerald Green — 87.0% payout, 1 in 2.55 any prize