2 of 6
top prizes of $500,000 still out there
Ticket price$25
Top prize$500,000
Launch odds1 in 2.54
Prizes remaining (all tiers)406,995
Est. tickets left
≈25%
Sizzling Hot $500,000 is a $25 scratch-off from the Georgia Lottery (game #1741) with a top prize of $500,000 and overall odds of 1 in 2.54 at launch. 4 of 6 top prizes are gone, 2 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 25% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 406,995 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,635,889).
Every scratcher board has a personality. SIZZLING HOT $500,000's is a small-ball board that pays often and rarely huge: of the prize money still unclaimed, most lives in wins under $5,000. The counts move every day — the personality doesn't. If "SIZZLING HOT $500,000" is your usual pick, make this page a habit — the board moves even when the ticket art doesn't.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 2 | 6 |
| $50,000 | 1 | 4 |
| $10,000 | 1 | 4 |
| $5,000 | 47 | 177 |
| $1,000 | 48 | 173 |
| $500 | 1,321 | 5,519 |
| $400 | 1,425 | 5,896 |
| $300 | 3,049 | 12,818 |
| $250 | 2,108 | 8,662 |
| $200 | 2,114 | 8,693 |
| $100 | 14,804 | 61,155 |
| $75 | 18,812 | 76,522 |
| $50 | 84,288 | 346,784 |
| $40 | 87,462 | 346,562 |
| $30 | 84,257 | 346,694 |
| $25 | 107,256 | 416,220 |
Prize counts come straight from official Georgia lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
2 of the 6 top prizes of $500,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Georgia lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.
Sizzling Hot $500,000 is a $25 scratch-off. It is game #1741 from the Georgia Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 2.54, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official Georgia lottery data, last refreshed on Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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