Wild Money — $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off #186
Wild Money (#186) was a $5 Mississippi scratch-off launched on October 1, 2024. Its final figures, from September 22, 2026, were 92.8% payout ($4.64 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.19 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 24.4 points (68.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 83.4% (1 in 4.02 at launch). 0 of 2 top prizes of $100,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 96.8% of its tickets had sold. Wild Money is no longer on sale in Mississippi; the figures below are final as of September 22, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Wild Money, 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, 20,486 of 344,181 prizes (6.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 691,804 | all claimed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 345,902 | all claimed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,987 | 1 in 4,489 | 347 | 337 | 10 | 2.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 4,771 | 1 in 6,413 | 290 | 283 | 7 | 2.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 299.2 | 1 in 377.3 | 4,625 | 4,506 | 119 | 2.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 87.0 | 1 in 98.5 | 15,898 | 15,442 | 456 | 2.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 59.9 | 1 in 49.0 | 23,080 | 22,164 | 916 | 4.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 21.0 | 46,139 | 43,999 | 2,140 | 4.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 6.90 | 115,365 | 108,861 | 6,504 | 5.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.99 | 1 in 4.34 | 138,431 | 128,097 | 10,334 | 7.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.02 | 1 in 2.19 | 344,181 | 323,695 | 20,486 | 6.0% |
How Wild Money has moved
Wild Money: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Wild Money?
- 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 Wild Money?
- 1 in 2.19 today, compared with 1 in 4.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.19, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 4.42.
- Is Wild Money worth buying?
- Its current payout is 92.8% ($4.64 back per $5 ticket), rank #— 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 Wild Money tickets are left?
- We estimate 44,894 of roughly 1,383,608 printed tickets are unsold (96.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Wild Money launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 1, 2024. Sales have ended.
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