Wheel of Fortune ($5) — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #247
Wheel of Fortune ($5) (#247) is a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on May 5, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #52 of 71 active games on current payout (60.7%, $3.03 expected back per ticket) and #18 of 21 $5 games, #60 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.90) and #32 on top-prize odds (1 in 450,436). Since launch the payout has fallen 8.2 points (68.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 10.4% (1 in 4.39 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 450,436 tickets are still unsold (63.7% sold). That is below average for Mississippi; the Mississippi ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Last top prize claimed: September 28, 2026, 39 days ago.
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. 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, 91,907 of 282,395 prizes (32.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 413,238 | 1 in 450,436 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 309,929 | 1 in 225,218 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 123,971 | 1 in 90,087 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 14,759 | 1 in 12,870 | 84 | 49 | 35 | 41.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 402.0 | 1 in 490.7 | 3,084 | 2,166 | 918 | 29.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 78.4 | 1 in 94.3 | 15,806 | 11,029 | 4,777 | 30.2% |
| $25 | 1 in 34.3 | 1 in 39.8 | 36,150 | 24,831 | 11,319 | 31.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 69.9 | 20,663 | 14,222 | 6,441 | 31.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 17.0 | 82,651 | 56,176 | 26,475 | 32.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.7 | 123,940 | 82,006 | 41,934 | 33.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.39 | 1 in 4.90 | 282,395 | 190,488 | 91,907 | 32.5% |
How Wheel of Fortune ($5) has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 28, 2026: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
Wheel of Fortune ($5): common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Wheel of Fortune ($5)?
- 1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 450,436.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Wheel of Fortune ($5)?
- 1 in 4.90 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.39 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.90, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 9.01.
- Is Wheel of Fortune ($5) worth buying?
- Its current payout is 60.7% ($3.03 back per $5 ticket), rank #52 of 71 in Mississippi. 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 Wheel of Fortune ($5) tickets are left?
- We estimate 450,436 of roughly 1,239,714 printed tickets are unsold (63.7% 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.
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