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Best $5 Kentucky Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 19 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 Strike It Rich at $0.70 per $1. Updated Aug 2, 2026.
Across the 19 $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 $175,000 on Wild Cash 50X (0 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strike It Rich#117 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | $75,000 | 2,348,360 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Wild 7's#105 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | $75,000 | 1,289,810 | 11/11 |
| 3 | Queen of Hearts#137 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | $125,000 | 3,001,438 | 10/10 |
| 4 | King of Spades#136 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | $500 | 2,958,810 | 7/7 |
| 5 | Money Train#121 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | $75,000 | 1,790,092 | 9/9 |
| 6 | Did I Win?#130 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | $50,000 | 4,096,262 | 9/9 |
| 7 | Lincoln#125 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | $100,000 | 1,997,869 | 9/9 |
| 8 | Monopoly® 50X#112 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | $100,000 | 1,888,454 | 9/9 |
| 9 | Power Shot#833 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | $80,000 | 1,856,602 | 10/10 |
| 10 | Diamonds#131 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | $100,000 | 2,067,298 | 8/8 |
| 11 | $100,000 Jackpot#113 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | $100,000 | 1,926,365 | 9/9 |
| 12 | HIT $250#944 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $250 | 987,012 | 8/8 |
| 13 | Mega Super Hot 7s#975 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $77,777 | 1,039,459 | 10/10 |
| 14 | Kentucky Jackpot#966 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $125,000 | 1,366,570 | 9/9 |
| 15 | Ghostbusters™#555 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $50,000 | 635,364 | 9/9 |
| 16 | Mood Money#936 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $60,000 | 672,962 | 11/11 |
| 17 | $500 Cash!#980 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $500 | 1,869,040 | 7/7 |
| 18 | Mini Monsters#998 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $600 | 311,733 | 11/11 |
| 19 | Wild Cash 50X#991 | $5 | $0.65 / $1 | $175,000 | 725,582 | 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.