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Wheel of Fortune ($5) — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #247

Data captured September 22, 2026 · launched May 5, 2026

Wheel of Fortune ($5) (#247) is a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on May 5, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #50 of 76 active games on current payout (62.8%, $3.14 expected back per ticket) and #17 of 21 $5 games, #65 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.97) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 285,524). Since launch the payout has fallen 6.1 points (68.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 11.6% (1 in 4.39 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 571,049 tickets are still unsold (53.9% sold). That is below average for Mississippi; the Mississippi ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
62.8%
68.9% at launch
Expected value
$3.14
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.97
1 in 4.39 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.97
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 9.05
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 63,450
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$100,000 each
Tickets remaining
46.1%
≈ 571,049 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Wheel of Fortune ($5), 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, 114,993 of 282,395 prizes (40.7%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$100,000 1 in 413,238 1 in 285,524 3 1 2 66.7%
$10,000 1 in 309,929 1 in 285,524 4 2 2 50.0%
$2,500 1 in 123,971 1 in 114,210 10 5 5 50.0%
$500 1 in 14,759 1 in 12,150 84 37 47 56.0%
$100 1 in 402.0 1 in 486.0 3,084 1,909 1,175 38.1%
$50 1 in 78.4 1 in 93.1 15,806 9,671 6,135 38.8%
$25 1 in 34.3 1 in 39.8 36,150 21,792 14,358 39.7%
$20 1 in 60.0 1 in 70.4 20,663 12,550 8,113 39.3%
$10 1 in 15.0 1 in 17.2 82,651 49,387 33,264 40.2%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 11.0 123,940 72,048 51,892 41.9%
All prizes1 in 4.391 in 4.97 282,395167,402 114,99340.7%

How Wheel of Fortune ($5) has moved

Not enough history yet to chart this game; we store a reading every day.

Wheel of Fortune ($5): common questions

How many $100,000 prizes are left in Wheel of Fortune ($5)?
2 of 3 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 285,524.
What are the odds of winning anything on Wheel of Fortune ($5)?
1 in 4.97 today, compared with 1 in 4.39 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.97, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 9.05.
Is Wheel of Fortune ($5) worth buying?
Its current payout is 62.8% ($3.14 back per $5 ticket), rank #50 of 76 in Mississippi. The best $5 alternative today is Double the Money (#229, $5) at 125.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Wheel of Fortune ($5) tickets are left?
We estimate 571,049 of roughly 1,239,714 printed tickets are unsold (53.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Wheel of Fortune ($5) launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on May 5, 2026. It is still on sale.

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