What is the expected value of Taste Of La?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of Taste Of La is 45.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $1.35 in prizes against its $3 cost.

Is Taste Of La retired?

No, Taste Of La is still active and being sold by the Louisiana state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

Taste Of La ($3) - Odds & Remaining Prizes - Louisiana Lottery

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ActiveTaste Of La · $3 · Louisiana Lottery

▼ -15.7 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $3 LA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM

Taste Of La is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 45.0%, down 15.7 percentage points from the launch value of 60.7%. 4 of the original 6 $35,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 30% of the 1.2M printed tickets have been sold.

45.0%

expected return

1 in 3.93

odds of any win

4 of 6

$35K top prizes left

30%

claimed · 362k of 1.2M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 158,940 winning tickets still unclaimed.

11 win more than $3

$5 – $350, an actual profit

7 win their money back

a $3 prize, so you break even

82 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 28,354 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $1.35 comes from

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

Small wins $3 – $350

$1.18 · 39.4% of price

Mid prizes $1K – $35K

$0.17 · 5.6% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$3 – $350 wins

158,910 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

30% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.

1.2M

tickets printed

362k

tickets claimed · 30%

851k

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

67%

Tickets left

70%

67% of top prizes remain with 70% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

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Rank vs $3 LA peers

#2 of 3

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

Cosmic Crossword

50.3%

Taste Of La

45.0%

Flamingo Bingo

37.3%

Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM.

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Taste Of La: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.35 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $1.35 comes from

30% of the print run claimed