Best $5 Vermont Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 29 active $5 scratch-off games in the Vermont Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is $500 Holiday Frenzy at $0.72 per $1. Updated Oct 31, 2026.
Across the 4 $5 Vermont games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.72 per $1 and the weakest $0.67 — a 4-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.70. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $25,000 on Blackjack Tripler (1 still unclaimed). 25 games here show Return N/A because Vermont doesn’t publish enough live data to price them.
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Odds to Win | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 Holiday Frenzy#1894 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | — | $500 | 216,000 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Merry Moolah#1895 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | — | $5,000 | 221,400 | 3/3 |
| 3 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | — | $500 | 218,400 | 1/1 | |
| 4 | Cash Grab#1885 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | — | $15,000 | 231,000 | 3/3 |
| 5 | 802#1850 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $802 | — | — |
| 6 | Bank Vault#1824 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $20,000 | — | — |
| 7 | Bass Cash#1815 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $15,000 | — | — |
| 8 | Bee Lucky Cashword!#1880 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $10,000 | — | — |
| 9 | Blackjack Tripler#1868 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $25,000 | — | — |
| 10 | Cash Cow#1873 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $25,000 | — | — |
| 11 | Casino Cash#1732 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $10,000 | — | — |
| 12 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 13 | Did I Win?#1858 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $10,000 | — | — |
| 14 | Festive 5s#1863 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $5,555 | — | — |
| 15 | Full of $500s#1803 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $500 | — | — |
| 16 | Hit $20,000#1849 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $20,000 | — | — |
| 17 | Hot 7s#1834 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $7,000 | — | — |
| 18 | JAWS#1832 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $20,000 | — | — |
| 19 | Lady Luck#1859 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $15,000 | — | — |
| 20 | Lucky Stars#1884 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $25,000 | — | — |
| 21 | Max Cash#1847 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $500 | — | — |
| 22 | Money In The Bank#1872 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $20,000 | — | — |
| 23 | Money Tree#1794 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $10,000 | — | — |
| 24 | Peppermint Payout#1862 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $5,000 | — | — |
| 25 | Power 555#1804 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $5,000 | — | — |
| 26 | Ridge Runner#1812 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $10,000 | — | — |
| 27 | The Quad#1866 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $10,000 | — | — |
| 28 | Topaz 7s#1837 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $7,777 | — | — |
| 29 | $5 | Return N/A | — | $15,000 | — | — |
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.