Arkansas · $5 tickets
Best $5 Arkansas Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 14 active $5 scratch-off games in the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is Mega Cash at $0.75 per $1. Updated Aug 30, 2026.
Across the 14 $5 Arkansas games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.75 per $1 and the weakest $0.62 — a 13-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.71. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $100,000 on Mega Cash (2 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Odds to Win | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mega Cash#889 | $5 | $0.75 / $1 | 1 in 3.78 | $100,000 | 649,831 | 9/9 |
| 2 |  X the Cash#870 | $5 | $0.73 / $1 | 1 in 3.78 | $100,000 | 715,509 | 13/13 |
| 3 |  Bonus Fortune#902 | $5 | $0.73 / $1 | 1 in 3.8 | $100,000 | 1,079,698 | 9/9 |
| 4 |  X50 the Cash#906 | $5 | $0.73 / $1 | 1 in 3.74 | $100,000 | 1,249,635 | 11/11 |
| 5 |  Fiery 5s#858 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.62 | $100,000 | 609,796 | 10/10 |
| 6 |  Win $500!#898 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.84 | $500 | 1,406,200 | 6/6 |
| 7 |  Winter Winnings#867 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.84 | $20,000 | 371,482 | 9/9 |
| 8 |  50X#884 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.81 | $100,000 | 534,009 | 10/10 |
| 9 |  Diamond 7s#894 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | 1 in 3.63 | $77,777 | 960,810 | 11/11 |
| 10 |  Fire and Ice#880 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | 1 in 3.67 | $100,000 | 621,918 | 11/11 |
| 11 |  $500 Stacked#875 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | 1 in 3.84 | $500 | 502,787 | 6/6 |
| 12 |  $1,000 Mayhem#862 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | 1 in 3.7 | $1,000 | 282,095 | 7/7 |
| 13 |  50X the Cash#831 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | 1 in 3.81 | $100,000 | 266,959 | 9/10 |
| 14 |  X50 High Roller#853 | $5 | $0.62 / $1 | 1 in 3.84 | $100,000 | 168,783 | 10/11 |
Even the best $5 ticket almost always returns less than $1 per $1 played. These rankings tell you which games are less bad, not which are profitable. Play for fun, not for income.