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Poor valueActive500 Frenzy · $5 · Louisiana Lottery
500 Frenzy: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $1.10 on average.
▼ -40.4 pts vs launch#7 of 7 · $5 LA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:17 PM
▼ -40.4 pts vs launch#7 of 7 · $5 LA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:17 PM
500 Frenzy is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 22.0%, down 40.4 percentage points from the launch value of 62.4%. 652 of the original 3,574 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 46% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
22.0%
expected return
1 in 4.25
odds of any win
652 of 3,574
$500 top prizes left
46%
claimed · 839k of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 88,247 winning tickets still unclaimed.
5 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
4 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
91 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,483 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.10 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$1.10 · 22.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
88,247 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
46% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
1.8M
tickets printed
839k
tickets claimed · 46%
967k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
18%
Tickets left
54%
18% of top prizes remain with 54% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Louisiana Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 LA peers
#7 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:17 PM.
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