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Poor valueActive500 Frenzy · $5 · Louisiana Lottery
500 Frenzy: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $1.21 on average.
▼ -38.2 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $5 LA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:18 PM
▼ -38.2 pts vs launch#6 of 6 · $5 LA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:18 PM
500 Frenzy is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 24.2%, down 38.2 percentage points from the launch value of 62.4%. 737 of the original 3,574 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
24.2%
expected return
1 in 4.25
odds of any win
737 of 3,574
$500 top prizes left
45%
claimed · 813k of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 98,565 winning tickets still unclaimed.
5 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
5 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
90 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,346 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$1.21 · 24.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
98,565 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
1.8M
tickets printed
813k
tickets claimed · 45%
992k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
21%
Tickets left
55%
21% of top prizes remain with 55% 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
#6 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:18 PM.
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