The current odds of winning any prize on $1,000 OVERLOAD are 1 in 5.2 (19.21%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $100,000 top prize.

Yes. All 5 $100,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of Nov 12, 2026. A game can stay on sale after its top prizes are gone, so a ticket bought now can no longer win the top prize. We estimate about 6% of the game's 4,894,375 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $1,000 OVERLOAD is on sale at Georgia Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Apr 1, 2027.

$1,000 OVERLOAD has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $100,000: all claimed; $1,000+ at 1 in 3,808 (82 of 1,629 left); $500+ at 1 in 2,602 (38 of 1,843 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,135 (155 of 5,301 left); $50+ at 1 in 215 (1,179 of 34,370 left); $30+ at 1 in 115 (1,261 of 39,132 left); $25+ at 1 in 69.9 (1,755 of 40,774 left); $20+ at 1 in 38.7 (3,607 of 101,991 left); $15+ at 1 in 25 (4,401 of 122,360 left); $10+ at 1 in 11.8 (14,001 of 326,286 left); $5+ at 1 in 9.06 (7,981 of 163,156 left); $5+ at 1 in 5.2 (33,516 of 489,542 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $1,000 OVERLOAD ticket are 1 in 4.59 (21.77%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 11.8 (8.48%).

$1,000 OVERLOAD costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Georgia Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Georgia scratchers and Georgia scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Georgia Lottery lists them under "Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in Georgia call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Georgia, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$1,000 OVERLOAD, a $5 Georgia scratch-off, was released on Apr 15, 2025 by the Georgia Lottery.