What is the expected value of $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE is 49.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $0.49 in prizes against its $1 cost.

Is $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE retired?

No, $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE is still active and being sold by the Florida state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

$500 A WEEK FOR LIFE ($1) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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Active$500 A WEEK FOR LIFE · $1 · Florida Lottery

▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $1 FL gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:11 PM

$500 A WEEK FOR LIFE is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 49.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 54.0%. 4 of the original 28 $1,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 80% of the 19.5M printed tickets have been sold.

49.0%

expected return

1 in 4.83

odds of any win

4 of 28

$1K top prizes left

80%

claimed · 15.6M of 19.5M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 800,976 winning tickets still unclaimed.

11 win more than $1

$2 – $200, an actual profit

9 win their money back

a $1 prize, so you break even

80 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 985,615 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $0.49 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins - – $200

$0.49 · 48.9% of price

Mid prizes $1K

$0.00 · 0.1% of price

Most of the value pays out as

- – $200 wins

800,972 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

80% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.

19.5M

tickets printed

15.6M

tickets claimed · 80%

3.9M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

14%

Tickets left

20%

14% of top prizes remain with 20% of tickets left to claim them.

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Rank vs $1 FL peers

#6 of 6

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

10X THE CASH

60.0%

$10K GOLD RUSH MULTIPLIER

59.0%

FAST $50’s

58.0%

$5,000 HOLIDAY BLOWOUT

57.0%

$10,000 HOLIDAY CA$H

54.0%

$500 A WEEK FOR LIFE

49.0%

Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:11 PM.

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$500 A WEEK FOR LIFE: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.49 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $0.49 comes from

80% of the print run claimed