What is the expected value of $500,000 Extreme Cash?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of $500,000 Extreme Cash is 66.5%, meaning the average ticket returns about $13.29 in prizes against its $20 cost.

Is $500,000 Extreme Cash retired?

No, $500,000 Extreme Cash is still active and being sold by the Louisiana state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

$500,000 Extreme Cash ($20) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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Active$500,000 Extreme Cash · $20 · Louisiana Lottery

▼ -7.5 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $20 LA gamesUpdated Jul 18, 2026, 12:17 AM

$500,000 Extreme Cash is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.5%, down 7.5 percentage points from the launch value of 73.9%. 0 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 74% of the 1.4M printed tickets have been sold.

66.5%

expected return

1 in 3.08

odds of any win

0 of 4

$500K top prizes left

74%

claimed · 1.1M of 1.4M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 123,229 winning tickets still unclaimed.

26 win more than $20

$30 – $200, an actual profit

6 win their money back

a $20 prize, so you break even

68 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,806 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $13.29 comes from

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

Small wins $20 – $500

$13.10 · 65.5% of price

Mid prizes $1K – $500K

$0.19 · 1.0% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$20 – $500 wins

123,182 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

74% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.

1.4M

tickets printed

1.1M

tickets claimed · 74%

377k

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

Tickets left

26%

0% of top prizes remain with 26% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

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Rank vs $20 LA peers

#3 of 3

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

$500,000 Extreme Cash

66.5%

Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 18, 2026, 12:17 AM.

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$500,000 Extreme Cash: Weak value. A $20 ticket pays back $13.29 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $13.29 comes from

74% of the print run claimed