The current odds of winning any prize on COLD HARD CASH are 1 in 5.43 (18.40%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $300,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 3 $300,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 7% of the game's 4,901,367 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. COLD HARD CASH is on sale at Georgia Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Dec 13, 2035.

Among the 27 $5 Georgia scratch-offs on sale, COLD HARD CASH ranks #24 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.5 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is LUCKY 7s, where 1 in 2.89 tickets wins at least $5 back.

COLD HARD CASH has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $300,000 at 1 in 319,117 (1 of 3 left); $500+ at 1 in 1,004 (317 of 6,992 left); $200+ at 1 in 447 (396 of 8,935 left); $100+ at 1 in 273 (457 of 8,589 left); $50+ at 1 in 204 (394 of 11,176 left); $25+ at 1 in 137 (761 of 22,474 left); $20+ at 1 in 93.5 (1,086 of 27,542 left); $15+ at 1 in 35 (5,711 of 163,057 left); $10+ at 1 in 19.9 (6,936 of 163,218 left); $7+ at 1 in 13 (8,456 of 183,662 left); $5+ at 1 in 8.68 (12,249 of 265,148 left); $5+ at 1 in 5.43 (34,202 of 489,443 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one COLD HARD CASH ticket are 1 in 4.5 (22.24%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 13 (7.68%).

COLD HARD CASH 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.

COLD HARD CASH, a $5 Georgia scratch-off, was released on Jan 20, 2026 by the Georgia Lottery.