The current odds of winning any prize on THE BIG $5 TICKET are 1 in 4.09 (24.46%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $400,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 3 $400,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 75% of the game's 4,850,364 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. THE BIG $5 TICKET is on sale at Georgia Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Jul 6, 2035.

Among the 28 $5 Georgia scratch-offs on sale, THE BIG $5 TICKET ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.35 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.

THE BIG $5 TICKET has 13 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $400,000 at 1 in 1,220,009 (3 of 3 left); $500+ at 1 in 1,883 (1,941 of 2,678 left); $100+ at 1 in 700 (3,286 of 4,453 left); $75+ at 1 in 399 (3,938 of 5,307 left); $50+ at 1 in 115 (22,657 of 30,350 left); $30+ at 1 in 63.8 (25,578 of 34,557 left); $25+ at 1 in 41.8 (30,058 of 40,440 left); $20+ at 1 in 24.3 (63,141 of 84,962 left); $15+ at 1 in 13.5 (120,409 of 161,792 left); $10+ at 1 in 9.35 (120,623 of 161,714 left); $7+ at 1 in 6.93 (136,594 of 182,055 left); $5+ at 1 in 5.04 (197,388 of 262,903 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.09 (367,148 of 485,352 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one THE BIG $5 TICKET ticket are 1 in 3.35 (29.86%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.93 (14.43%).

THE BIG $5 TICKET 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.

THE BIG $5 TICKET, a $5 Georgia scratch-off, was released on Sep 15, 2026 by the Georgia Lottery.