Gold Rush — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #209
Gold Rush (#209) is a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on June 3, 2025. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #57 of 71 active games on current payout (58.0%, $2.90 expected back per ticket) and #19 of 21 $5 games, #26 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.68) and #58 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has fallen 11.0 points (68.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 6.3% (1 in 3.91 at launch). 0 of 2 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 64,535 tickets are still unsold (94.9% sold). That is below average for Mississippi; the Mississippi ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Gold Rush, 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, 17,539 of 321,493 prizes (5.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 628,519 | all claimed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 251,408 | 1 in 64,535 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 13,094 | 1 in 64,535 | 96 | 95 | 1 | 1.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,162 | 1 in 2,390 | 1,082 | 1,055 | 27 | 2.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 212.3 | 1 in 427.4 | 5,921 | 5,770 | 151 | 2.6% |
| $25 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 27.1 | 62,888 | 60,507 | 2,381 | 3.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 71.3 | 20,961 | 20,056 | 905 | 4.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 12.5 | 104,813 | 99,640 | 5,173 | 4.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 7.25 | 125,725 | 116,825 | 8,900 | 7.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.91 | 1 in 3.68 | 321,493 | 303,954 | 17,539 | 5.5% |
How Gold Rush has moved
Gold Rush: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Gold Rush?
- 0 of 2 as of November 6, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Gold Rush?
- 1 in 3.68 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.68, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.47.
- Is Gold Rush worth buying?
- Its current payout is 58.0% ($2.90 back per $5 ticket), rank #57 of 71 in Mississippi. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Money Bags (#241, $5) at 74.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Gold Rush tickets are left?
- We estimate 64,535 of roughly 1,257,038 printed tickets are unsold (94.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Gold Rush launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on June 3, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Double the Money — 125.1% payout, 1 in 2.24 any prize
- Break the Bank — 121.0% payout, 1 in 1.70 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 105.5% payout, 1 in 2.09 any prize
- Blazing Hot Bucks — 105.0% payout, 1 in 2.05 any prize
- 10X — 99.3% payout, 1 in 2.10 any prize