Georgia · Game #1882 · Updated Oct 18, 2026

Cold Hard Cash $5 Georgia Scratch-Off: Prizes Remaining

Cold Hard Cash is a $5 scratch-off from the Georgia Lottery (game #1882) with a top prize of $300,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.63 at launch. 2 of 3 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 5% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 72,240 prizes are still out there (it started with 1,350,239).

Cold Hard Cash Georgia scratch-off ticket
1 of 3
top prizes of $300,000 still out there
Ticket price$5
Top prize$300,000
Launch odds1 in 3.63
Prizes remaining (all tiers)72,240
Est. tickets left ≈5%

The daily read · Oct 18, 2026

Same price, different prizes

Of the unclaimed prize money on "COLD HARD CASH", about two-thirds is in wins under $500. The game is a game with money in both small and large prizes. That is neither good nor bad, only how it was designed. Choose the kind of game that fits the win you want.

Tomorrow's count on "COLD HARD CASH" will be a little different. The game sells every day, and this page keeps track.

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Full prize table

PrizeStill out thereStarted with
$300,000 1
3
$500 325
6,992
$200 402
8,935
$100 463
8,589
$50 403
11,176
$25 776
22,474
$20 1,103
27,542
$15 5,868
163,057
$10 7,103
163,218
$7 8,628
183,662
$5 12,503
265,148
🎟️ Free Ticket 34,665
489,443
🔒 Is this one still worth buying? Ticket value, SmartScratcher Score, and best-in-state rankings for Cold Hard Cash are in the app.

Prize counts come straight from official Georgia lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.

Quick answers

How many top prizes are left on Cold Hard Cash in Georgia?

1 of the 3 top prizes of $300,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Georgia lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.

How much does a Cold Hard Cash ticket cost?

Cold Hard Cash is a $5 scratch-off. It is game #1882 from the Georgia Lottery.

What are the odds of winning on Cold Hard Cash?

The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.63, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.

How fresh is this data?

Prize counts come straight from official Georgia lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.

These numbers tell you what's left.
The app tells you what's worth it.

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