Spicy Hot Cash! — $2 Mississippi Scratch-Off #254
Spicy Hot Cash! (#254) is a $2 Mississippi scratch-off launched on July 7, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #60 of 71 active games on current payout (56.4%, $1.13 expected back per ticket) and #16 of 21 $2 games, #64 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.32) and #17 on top-prize odds (1 in 257,582). Since launch the payout has fallen 7.0 points (63.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 12.8% (1 in 4.64 at launch). 2 of 2 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 515,165 tickets are still unsold (48.6% sold). That is below average for Mississippi; the Mississippi ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Spicy Hot Cash!, 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, 96,806 of 215,873 prizes (44.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 500,825 | 1 in 257,582 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 333,884 | 1 in 257,582 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 13,355 | 1 in 16,099 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 42.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,631 | 1 in 1,929 | 614 | 347 | 267 | 43.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,154 | 1 in 2,655 | 465 | 271 | 194 | 41.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,043 | 1 in 1,230 | 960 | 541 | 419 | 43.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 149.2 | 1 in 178.2 | 6,712 | 3,821 | 2,891 | 43.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 50.1 | 1 in 60.0 | 19,988 | 11,405 | 8,583 | 42.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 13.5 | 86,839 | 48,563 | 38,276 | 44.1% |
| $2 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 11.2 | 100,215 | 54,075 | 46,140 | 46.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.64 | 1 in 5.32 | 215,873 | 119,067 | 96,806 | 44.8% |
How Spicy Hot Cash! has moved
Spicy Hot Cash!: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Spicy Hot Cash!?
- 2 of 2 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 257,582.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Spicy Hot Cash!?
- 1 in 5.32 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.64 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.32, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 10.2.
- Is Spicy Hot Cash! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 56.4% ($1.13 back per $2 ticket), rank #60 of 71 in Mississippi. The best $2 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Bring the Heat (#172, $2) at 65.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Spicy Hot Cash! tickets are left?
- We estimate 515,165 of roughly 1,001,651 printed tickets are unsold (48.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Spicy Hot Cash! launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $2 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Lucky Doubler — 97.6% payout, 1 in 2.45 any prize
- $20,000 Power Shot — 95.2% payout, 1 in 2.35 any prize
- It Takes 2 — 89.3% payout, 1 in 2.95 any prize
- WINNER$ GALORE — 83.1% payout, 1 in 2.92 any prize
- Emerald 8s — 82.4% payout, 1 in 2.93 any prize