Louisiana · $3 tickets
Best $3 Louisiana Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 11 active $3 scratch-off games in the Louisiana Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is Taste Of LA at $0.63 per $1. Updated Aug 2, 2026.
Across the 11 $3 Louisiana games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.63 per $1 and the weakest $0.45 — a 18-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.56. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $50,000 on Chicken Scratch Bingo Tripler (5 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taste Of LA#1667 | $3 | $0.63 / $1 | $35,000 | 381,050 | 9/9 |
| 2 | Crossword Tripler#1635 | $3 | $0.62 / $1 | $30,000 | 58,389 | 9/10 |
| 3 | Chicken Scratch Bingo Tripler#1684 | $3 | $0.61 / $1 | $50,000 | 1,404,706 | 13/13 |
| 4 | Cosmic Crossword#1672 | $3 | $0.60 / $1 | $30,000 | 577,865 | 10/10 |
| 5 | Flamingo Bingo#1663 | $3 | $0.58 / $1 | $50,000 | 225,563 | 12/12 |
| 6 | Crossword Cash#1576 | $3 | $0.56 / $1 | $30,000 | 370,567 | 9/10 |
| 7 | Area Codes#1643 | $3 | $0.55 / $1 | $50,000 | 305,157 | 8/9 |
| 8 | SCRABBLE The Classic Crossword Game#1612 | $3 | $0.53 / $1 | $50,000 | 226,053 | 9/10 |
| 9 | Green And Gold Crossword#1651 | $3 | $0.52 / $1 | $50,000 | 162,713 | 7/8 |
| 10 | Naughty Or Nice/Royal Bingo#1647 | $3 | $0.47 / $1 | $30,000 | 145,981 | 10/11 |
| 11 | Sunny Days Bingo#1631 | $3 | $0.45 / $1 | $50,000 | 122,426 | 11/12 |
Even the best $3 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.