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Best $5 Kentucky Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 21 active $5 scratch-off games in the Kentucky Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at $0.70 per $1. Updated Oct 31, 2026.
Across the 21 $5 Kentucky games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.70 per $1 and the weakest $0.65 — a 5-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.69. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $343,000 on $5 Set For Life (1 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Odds to Win | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.57 | $100,000 | 1,829,161 | 10/10 | |
| 2 |  Fun 5's#157 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.8 | $75,000 | 3,429,356 | 10/10 |
| 3 | Did I Win?#130 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 4.09 | $50,000 | 3,601,347 | 9/9 |
| 4 | Money Train#121 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.89 | $75,000 | 1,701,338 | 9/9 |
| 5 | Strike It Rich#117 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.67 | $75,000 | 2,094,832 | 9/9 |
| 6 |  King of Spades#136 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 4.11 | $500 | 2,563,752 | 7/7 |
| 7 |  Cash Overload#146 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 4.11 | $50,000 | 3,162,994 | 9/9 |
| 8 | Lincoln#125 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.81 | $100,000 | 1,893,943 | 9/9 |
| 9 | Queen of Hearts#137 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | 1 in 3.89 | $125,000 | 2,652,863 | 10/10 |
| 10 | Wild 7's#105 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | 1 in 3.54 | $75,000 | 1,193,515 | 11/11 |
| 11 |  Chills & Bills#159 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | 1 in 3.71 | $50,000 | 1,095,804 | 9/9 |
| 12 | $100,000 Jackpot#113 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | 1 in 3.67 | $100,000 | 1,873,942 | 9/9 |
| 13 | Diamonds#131 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | 1 in 4.95 | $100,000 | 1,218,551 | 8/8 |
| 14 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 3.29 | $77,777 | 1,006,845 | 10/10 | |
| 15 | HIT $250#944 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 3.52 | $250 | 948,482 | 8/8 |
| 16 | Kentucky Jackpot#966 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 3.52 | $125,000 | 1,348,945 | 9/9 |
| 17 |  Monopoly® 50X#112 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 4.26 | $100,000 | 783,512 | 9/9 |
| 18 |  $5 Set For Life#153 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | 1 in 4.14 | $343,000 | 3,368,188 | 10/10 |
| 19 | Mood Money#936 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | 1 in 3.63 | $60,000 | 661,499 | 11/11 |
| 20 | $500 Cash!#980 | $5 | $0.66 / $1 | 1 in 3.98 | $500 | 1,485,567 | 7/7 |
| 21 | Wild Cash 50X#991 | $5 | $0.65 / $1 | 1 in 3.68 | $175,000 | 694,953 | 8/9 |
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.