Ghostbusters — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #265
Ghostbusters (#265) is a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on October 6, 2026. As of October 3, 2026 it ranks #35 of 79 active games on current payout (71.2%, $3.56 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 22 $5 games, #39 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.04) and #40 on top-prize odds (1 in 513,565). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (71.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.0% (1 in 4.04 at launch). 2 of 2 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 1,027,130 tickets are still unsold (0.0% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Ghostbusters, 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, 254,240 of 254,240 prizes (100.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 513,565 | 1 in 513,565 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 342,377 | 1 in 342,377 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 205,426 | 1 in 205,426 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 10,070 | 1 in 10,070 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 100.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 465.6 | 1 in 465.6 | 2,206 | 0 | 2,206 | 100.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 62.1 | 1 in 62.1 | 16,528 | 0 | 16,528 | 100.0% |
| $25 | 1 in 80.1 | 1 in 80.1 | 12,826 | 0 | 12,826 | 100.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 60.0 | 17,117 | 0 | 17,117 | 100.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 40.0 | 25,658 | 0 | 25,658 | 100.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 13.3 | 77,085 | 0 | 77,085 | 100.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.0 | 102,708 | 0 | 102,708 | 100.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.04 | 1 in 4.04 | 254,240 | 0 | 254,240 | 100.0% |
How Ghostbusters has moved
Ghostbusters: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Ghostbusters?
- 2 of 2 as of October 3, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 513,565.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Ghostbusters?
- 1 in 4.04 today, compared with 1 in 4.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.04, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.78.
- Is Ghostbusters worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.2% ($3.56 back per $5 ticket), rank #35 of 79 in Mississippi. The best $5 alternative today is Double the Money (#229, $5) at 125.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Ghostbusters tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,027,130 of roughly 1,027,130 printed tickets are unsold (0.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Ghostbusters launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 6, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Double the Money — 125.4% payout, 1 in 2.23 any prize
- Break the Bank — 120.9% payout, 1 in 1.70 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 105.6% payout, 1 in 2.09 any prize
- Blazing Hot Bucks — 105.1% payout, 1 in 2.05 any prize
- CA$HTASTIC — 104.4% payout, 1 in 1.91 any prize