Heat Stroke — $2 Mississippi Scratch-Off #205
Heat Stroke (#205) is a $2 Mississippi scratch-off launched on May 6, 2025. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #12 of 76 active games on current payout (88.3%, $1.77 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 24 $2 games, #15 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.70) and #69 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 25.4 points (62.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 72.0% (1 in 4.65 at launch). 0 of 2 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 77,004 tickets are still unsold (92.3% 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 Heat Stroke, 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, 28,478 of 215,266 prizes (13.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 500,493 | all claimed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 333,662 | all claimed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 23,833 | 1 in 25,668 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 7.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,967 | 1 in 2,265 | 509 | 475 | 34 | 6.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 368.6 | 1 in 394.9 | 2,716 | 2,521 | 195 | 7.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 99.7 | 1 in 75.9 | 10,042 | 9,028 | 1,014 | 10.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 46.2 | 1 in 32.5 | 21,665 | 19,294 | 2,371 | 10.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 8.11 | 80,117 | 70,622 | 9,495 | 11.9% |
| $2 | 1 in 9.99 | 1 in 5.01 | 100,170 | 84,804 | 15,366 | 15.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.65 | 1 in 2.70 | 215,266 | 186,788 | 28,478 | 13.2% |
How Heat Stroke has moved
Heat Stroke: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Heat Stroke?
- 0 of 2 as of September 22, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Heat Stroke?
- 1 in 2.70 today, compared with 1 in 4.65 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.70, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 5.87.
- Is Heat Stroke worth buying?
- Its current payout is 88.3% ($1.77 back per $2 ticket), rank #12 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 Heat Stroke tickets are left?
- We estimate 77,004 of roughly 1,000,987 printed tickets are unsold (92.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Heat Stroke launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 6, 2025. 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
- $25,000 Mad Money — 91.4% payout, 1 in 2.49 any prize
- Emerald Green — 87.0% payout, 1 in 2.55 any prize
- WINNER$ GALORE — 83.1% payout, 1 in 2.93 any prize