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 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.
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.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % 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 prizes | 1 in 4.39 | 1 in 4.97 | 282,395 | 167,402 | 114,993 | 40.7% |
How Wheel of Fortune ($5) has moved
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.
Other $5 Mississippi scratch-offs
- Double the Money — 125.5% payout, 1 in 2.23 any prize
- Break the Bank — 120.9% payout, 1 in 1.70 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 105.7% payout, 1 in 2.09 any prize
- Blazing Hot Bucks — 105.1% payout, 1 in 2.05 any prize
- CA$HTASTIC — 104.4% payout, 1 in 1.91 any prize