Arkansas · $5 tickets
Best $5 Arkansas Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 15 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 50X at $0.74 per $1. Updated Aug 2, 2026.
Across the 15 $5 Arkansas games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.74 per $1 and the weakest $0.55 — a 19-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.70. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $100,000 on 50X (2 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50X#884 | $5 | $0.74 / $1 | $100,000 | 669,139 | 10/10 |
| 2 | Mega Cash#889 | $5 | $0.74 / $1 | $100,000 | 732,893 | 9/9 |
| 3 | Red White and Blue 7s#849 | $5 | $0.73 / $1 | $77,777 | 743,030 | 11/11 |
| 4 | X the Cash#870 | $5 | $0.73 / $1 | $100,000 | 730,220 | 13/13 |
| 5 | Bonus Fortune#902 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | $100,000 | 1,232,568 | 9/9 |
| 6 | Fiery 5s#858 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | $100,000 | 614,021 | 10/10 |
| 7 | Win $500!#898 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | $500 | 1,573,421 | 6/6 |
| 8 | Winter Winnings#867 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | $20,000 | 373,939 | 9/9 |
| 9 | Diamond 7s#894 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | $77,777 | 1,049,851 | 11/11 |
| 10 | Fire and Ice#880 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | $100,000 | 654,666 | 11/11 |
| 11 | $500 Stacked#875 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | $500 | 543,406 | 6/6 |
| 12 | $1,000 Mayhem#862 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $1,000 | 294,072 | 7/7 |
| 13 | 50X the Cash#831 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $100,000 | 267,260 | 9/10 |
| 14 | X50 High Roller#853 | $5 | $0.62 / $1 | $100,000 | 169,379 | 10/11 |
| 15 | $500 Loaded#845 | $5 | $0.55 / $1 | $500 | 97,260 | 6/6 |
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.