The current odds of winning any prize on Holiday $500s are 1 in 3.75 (26.66%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 60 of the 8692 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 8632 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 20, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 5,494,784 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Holiday $500s is on sale at Georgia Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Sep 17, 2036.

Among the 29 $5 Georgia scratch-offs on sale, Holiday $500s ranks #15 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.75 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is SILVER 7s, where 1 in 2.89 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Holiday $500s has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 633 (8,632 of 8,692 left); $200+ at 1 in 406 (4,806 of 4,833 left); $100+ at 1 in 205 (13,174 of 13,264 left); $50+ at 1 in 146 (10,702 of 10,783 left); $30+ at 1 in 98.4 (18,182 of 18,310 left); $25+ at 1 in 60.2 (35,175 of 35,396 left); $20+ at 1 in 34.4 (68,188 of 68,654 left); $15+ at 1 in 21.9 (90,940 of 91,607 left); $10+ at 1 in 10.4 (273,009 of 274,839 left); $8+ at 1 in 6 (386,686 of 389,197 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.75 (546,276 of 549,701 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Holiday $500s ticket are 1 in 3.75 (26.66%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6 (16.66%).

Holiday $500s 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.

Holiday $500s, a $5 Georgia scratch-off, was released on Oct 20, 2026 by the Georgia Lottery.