Lucky Numbers — $1 Mississippi Scratch-Off #204
Lucky Numbers (#204) is a $1 Mississippi scratch-off launched on October 7, 2025. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #13 of 76 active games on current payout (87.9%, $0.88 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 9 $1 games, #13 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.60) and #75 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 27.4 points (60.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 85.2% (1 in 4.82 at launch). 0 of 2 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 170,602 tickets are still unsold (93.2% 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 Lucky Numbers, 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, 65,564 of 521,997 prizes (12.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 1,258,013 | all claimed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 251,603 | all claimed | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 23,736 | 1 in 28,434 | 106 | 100 | 6 | 5.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,574 | 1 in 3,967 | 704 | 661 | 43 | 6.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,687 | 1 in 2,509 | 1,491 | 1,423 | 68 | 4.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 300.2 | 1 in 265.3 | 8,382 | 7,739 | 643 | 7.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 100.1 | 1 in 80.5 | 25,146 | 23,026 | 2,120 | 8.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 30.9 | 67,056 | 61,541 | 5,515 | 8.2% |
| $2 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 7.68 | 167,640 | 145,432 | 22,208 | 13.2% |
| $1 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 4.88 | 251,460 | 216,499 | 34,961 | 13.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.82 | 1 in 2.60 | 521,997 | 456,433 | 65,564 | 12.6% |
How Lucky Numbers has moved
Lucky Numbers: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in Lucky Numbers?
- 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 Lucky Numbers?
- 1 in 2.60 today, compared with 1 in 4.82 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.60, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 5.57.
- Is Lucky Numbers worth buying?
- Its current payout is 87.9% ($0.88 back per $1 ticket), rank #13 of 76 in Mississippi. The best $1 alternative today is Quick 7s (#227, $1) at 75.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Lucky Numbers tickets are left?
- We estimate 170,602 of roughly 2,516,026 printed tickets are unsold (93.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Lucky Numbers launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 7, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Quick 7s — 75.6% payout, 1 in 3.00 any prize
- Double Doubler — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.45 any prize
- Lucky 7s — 62.2% payout, 1 in 4.56 any prize
- 3 Times Lucky — 61.9% payout, 1 in 4.30 any prize
- Hit $50 — 61.6% payout, 1 in 4.41 any prize