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Best $5 Mississippi Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 19 active $5 scratch-off games in the Mississippi Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is Blazing Hot Bucks at $500.00 per $1. Updated Oct 31, 2026.
Across the 19 $5 Mississippi games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $500.00 per $1 and the weakest $0.25 — a 49975-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $26.85. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $100,000 on Blazing Hot Bucks (3 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Odds to Win | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5 | $500.00 / $1 | 1 in 3.95 | $100,000 | 12 | 1/1 | |
| 2 | $5 | $1.41 / $1 | 1 in 4.05 | $100,000 | 101,756 | 3/3 | |
| 3 | $5 | $1.05 / $1 | 1 in 4.92 | $100,000 | 279,077 | 5/5 | |
| 4 | $5 | $0.75 / $1 | 1 in 3.57 | $75,000 | 426,954 | 4/4 | |
| 5 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | 1 in 3.58 | $75,000 | 383,465 | 5/5 | |
| 6 | $5 | $0.60 / $1 | 1 in 3.91 | $100,000 | 1,229,808 | 4/4 | |
| 7 | $5 | $0.52 / $1 | 1 in 4.01 | $100,000 | 549,157 | 5/5 | |
| 8 | $5 | $0.51 / $1 | 1 in 4.02 | $100,000 | 986,178 | 7/7 | |
| 9 | $5 | $0.51 / $1 | 1 in 4.05 | $75,000 | 1,072,230 | 5/5 | |
| 10 | $5 | $0.51 / $1 | 1 in 4.08 | $100,000 | 1,249,810 | 5/5 | |
| 11 | $5 | $0.50 / $1 | 1 in 4.34 | $100,000 | 899,760 | 6/6 | |
| 12 | $5 | $0.48 / $1 | 1 in 4.15 | $500 | 264,075 | 1/1 | |
| 13 | $5 | $0.44 / $1 | 1 in 4.01 | $100,000 | 603,460 | 2/2 | |
| 14 | $5 | $0.43 / $1 | 1 in 3.98 | $100,000 | 878,040 | 4/4 | |
| 15 | $5 | $0.41 / $1 | 1 in 4.04 | $100,000 | 912,551 | 4/4 | |
| 16 | $5 | $0.40 / $1 | 1 in 4.39 | $100,000 | 907,009 | 5/5 | |
| 17 | $5 | $0.39 / $1 | 1 in 3.82 | $100,000 | 968,909 | 3/3 | |
| 18 | $5 | $0.36 / $1 | 1 in 4.04 | $100,000 | 484,125 | 4/4 | |
| 19 | $5 | $0.25 / $1 | 1 in 4.07 | $75,000 | 461,017 | 2/2 |
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.