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Poor valueActiveCool Cat · $1 · Louisiana Lottery
Cool Cat: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.48 on average.
▼ -10.0 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $1 LA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:16 AM
▼ -10.0 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $1 LA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:16 AM
Cool Cat is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 48.0%, down 10.0 percentage points from the launch value of 58.0%. 11 of the original 14 $4,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 11% of the 3.7M printed tickets have been sold.
48.0%
expected return
1 in 4.78
odds of any win
11 of 14
$4K top prizes left
11%
claimed · 402k of 3.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 573,518 winning tickets still unclaimed.
7 win more than $1
$2 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
83 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 296,205 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.48 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $200
$0.47 · 46.9% of price
Mid prizes $4K
$0.01 · 1.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $200 wins
573,507 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
11% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
3.7M
tickets printed
402k
tickets claimed · 11%
3.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
79%
Tickets left
89%
79% of top prizes remain with 89% 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 $1 LA peers
#2 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:16 AM.
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