The current odds of winning any prize on SIZZLING HOT $500,000 are 1 in 2.6 (38.46%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. 4 of the 6 $500,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 8, 2026. We estimate about 24% of the game's 4,155,158 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. SIZZLING HOT $500,000 is on sale at Georgia Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Aug 18, 2033.

Among the 3 $25 Georgia scratch-offs on sale, SIZZLING HOT $500,000 ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 2.6 tickets winning at least the $25 ticket price back. Right now the $25 game with the best odds of breaking even is SUPER-SIZED BUCKS POWER 25X, where 1 in 2.32 tickets wins at least $25 back.

SIZZLING HOT $500,000 has 16 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 498,863 (2 of 6 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 332,575 (1 of 4 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 249,431 (1 of 4 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 20,786 (44 of 177 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 10,728 (45 of 173 left); $500+ at 1 in 757 (1,225 of 5,519 left); $400+ at 1 in 374 (1,350 of 5,896 left); $300+ at 1 in 181 (2,854 of 12,818 left); $250+ at 1 in 133 (1,995 of 8,662 left); $200+ at 1 in 105 (1,995 of 8,693 left); $100+ at 1 in 42.6 (13,930 of 61,155 left); $75+ at 1 in 24.2 (17,725 of 76,522 left); $50+ at 1 in 8.29 (79,203 of 346,784 left); $40+ at 1 in 4.92 (82,581 of 346,562 left); $30+ at 1 in 3.53 (79,381 of 346,694 left); $25+ at 1 in 2.6 (101,435 of 416,220 left).

The odds of winning at least your $25 back on one SIZZLING HOT $500,000 ticket are 1 in 2.6 (38.46%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 3.53 (28.30%).

SIZZLING HOT $500,000 costs $25 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.

SIZZLING HOT $500,000, a $25 Georgia scratch-off, was released on Sep 5, 2023 by the Georgia Lottery.