Classic Bingo — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #231
Classic Bingo (#231) is a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on January 6, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #58 of 76 active games on current payout (60.6%, $3.03 expected back per ticket) and #19 of 21 $5 games, #48 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.32) and #14 on top-prize odds (1 in 227,414). Since launch the payout has fallen 8.9 points (69.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 17.2% (1 in 3.58 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $75,000 remain, and we estimate 227,414 tickets are still unsold (78.8% sold). That is below average for Mississippi; the Mississippi ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Classic Bingo, 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, 52,606 of 299,340 prizes (17.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 1 in 535,819 | 1 in 227,414 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 357,212 | 1 in 227,414 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 267,909 | 1 in 227,414 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 29,768 | 1 in 32,488 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 19.4% |
| $250 | 1 in 23,814 | 1 in 37,902 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 13.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,464 | 1 in 3,610 | 435 | 372 | 63 | 14.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 80.2 | 1 in 101.4 | 13,362 | 11,119 | 2,243 | 16.8% |
| $25 | 1 in 34.3 | 1 in 42.7 | 31,231 | 25,900 | 5,331 | 17.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.1 | 1 in 86.6 | 17,841 | 15,215 | 2,626 | 14.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 240.8 | 1 in 349.3 | 4,451 | 3,800 | 651 | 14.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 14.4 | 89,188 | 73,350 | 15,838 | 17.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 7.51 | 1 in 8.80 | 142,742 | 116,904 | 25,838 | 18.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.58 | 1 in 4.32 | 299,340 | 246,734 | 52,606 | 17.6% |
How Classic Bingo has moved
Classic Bingo: common questions
- How many $75,000 prizes are left in Classic Bingo?
- 1 of 2 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 227,414.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Classic Bingo?
- 1 in 4.32 today, compared with 1 in 3.58 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.32, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.50.
- Is Classic Bingo worth buying?
- Its current payout is 60.6% ($3.03 back per $5 ticket), rank #58 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 Classic Bingo tickets are left?
- We estimate 227,414 of roughly 1,071,637 printed tickets are unsold (78.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Classic Bingo launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 6, 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