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 71.8%, meaning the average ticket returns about $14.36 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 - Louisiana Lottery

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

▼ -2.1 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $20 LA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:18 PM

$500,000 Extreme Cash is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.8%, down 2.1 percentage points from the launch value of 73.9%. 1 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 66% of the 1.4M printed tickets have been sold.

71.8%

expected return

1 in 3.08

odds of any win

1 of 4

$500K top prizes left

66%

claimed · 962k of 1.4M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 158,596 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 1,794 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $14.36 comes from

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

Small wins $20 – $500

$13.14 · 65.7% of price

Mid prizes $1K – $500K

$1.22 · 6.1% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$20 – $500 wins

158,535 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

66% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.

1.4M

tickets printed

962k

tickets claimed · 66%

486k

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

25%

Tickets left

34%

25% of top prizes remain with 34% of tickets left to claim them.

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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

71.8%

Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:18 PM.

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$500,000 Extreme Cash: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.36 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $14.36 comes from

66% of the print run claimed