$50 or $100 Series V — $10 New Hampshire Scratch Game #1608
$50 or $100 Series V (#1608) is a $10 New Hampshire scratch game launched on October 29, 2023. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #21 of 59 active games on current payout (72.3%, $7.23 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 14 $10 games, #58 on any-prize odds (1 in 9.04) and #1 on top-prize odds (1 in 30). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (72.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.9% (1 in 9.30 at launch). 1001 of 61435 top prizes of $100 remain, and we estimate 29,554 tickets are still unsold (98.2% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $50 or $100 Series V, 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, 3,271 of 176,119 prizes (1.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | 1 in 26.7 | 1 in 29.5 | 61,435 | 60,434 | 1,001 | 1.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 13.0 | 114,684 | 112,414 | 2,270 | 2.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 9.30 | 1 in 9.04 | 176,119 | 172,848 | 3,271 | 1.9% |
How $50 or $100 Series V has moved
$50 or $100 Series V: common questions
- How many $100 prizes are left in $50 or $100 Series V?
- 1001 of 61435 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 30.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $50 or $100 Series V?
- 1 in 9.04 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 9.30 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 9.04, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 9.04.
- Is $50 or $100 Series V worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.3% ($7.23 back per $10 ticket), rank #21 of 59 in New Hampshire. The best $10 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is The Big 10 (#1643, $10) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $50 or $100 Series V tickets are left?
- We estimate 29,554 of roughly 1,637,950 printed tickets are unsold (98.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $50 or $100 Series V launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 29, 2023. It is still on sale.
Other $10 New Hampshire scratch games
- The Big 10 — 75.9% payout, 1 in 2.86 any prize
- JURASSIC PARK® — 74.7% payout, 1 in 2.73 any prize
- 24K Gold — 74.1% payout, 1 in 3.45 any prize
- Franklin's Fortunes — 73.1% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
- $500,000 Fortunes Series IV — 72.9% payout, 1 in 3.62 any prize