Lucky Dog — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #173
Lucky Dog (#173) was a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on June 4, 2024. Its final figures, from October 14, 2026, were 81.6% payout ($4.08 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.53 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 10.3 points (71.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 59.1% (1 in 4.03 at launch). 0 of 2 top prizes of $100,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 96.4% of its tickets had sold. Lucky Dog is no longer on sale in Mississippi; the figures below are final as of October 14, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until October 6, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Lucky Dog, 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, 18,511 of 327,365 prizes (5.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 659,640 | all claimed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 329,820 | all claimed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 23,987 | 1 in 46,887 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 1.8% |
| $250 | 1 in 17,134 | 1 in 7,815 | 77 | 71 | 6 | 7.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 200.3 | 1 in 293.0 | 6,586 | 6,426 | 160 | 2.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 92.8 | 17,597 | 17,092 | 505 | 2.9% |
| $25 | 1 in 114.3 | 1 in 123.1 | 11,545 | 11,164 | 381 | 3.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 54.1 | 21,999 | 21,133 | 866 | 3.9% |
| $15 | 1 in 48.0 | 1 in 37.6 | 27,482 | 26,234 | 1,248 | 4.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 9.07 | 110,029 | 104,861 | 5,168 | 4.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 4.61 | 131,989 | 121,813 | 10,176 | 7.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.03 | 1 in 2.53 | 327,365 | 308,854 | 18,511 | 5.7% |
How Lucky Dog has moved
Lucky Dog: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Lucky Dog?
- 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 Lucky Dog?
- 1 in 2.53 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.03 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.53, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.63.
- Is Lucky Dog worth buying?
- Its current payout is 81.6% ($4.08 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 71 in Mississippi. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. 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 Lucky Dog tickets are left?
- We estimate 46,887 of roughly 1,319,281 printed tickets are unsold (96.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Lucky Dog launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on June 4, 2024. It has ended.
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