$500 A Week For Life — $1 Florida Scratch-Off #1598
$500 A Week For Life (#1598) is a $1 Florida scratch-off launched on July 1, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #83 of 84 active games on current payout (56.1%, $0.56 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 7 $1 games, #70 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.33) and #12 on top-prize odds (1 in 832,775). Since launch the payout has risen 2.4 points (53.7% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 10.3% (1 in 4.83 at launch). 4 of 28 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 3,331,099 tickets are still unsold (83.3% sold). That is below average for Florida; the Florida ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $500 A Week For Life, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 769,924 of 4,021,177 prizes (19.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 1 in 692,936 | 1 in 832,775 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 14.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 34,159 | 1 in 36,208 | 568 | 476 | 92 | 16.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 7,642 | 1 in 10,033 | 2,539 | 2,207 | 332 | 13.1% |
| $40 | 1 in 2,409 | 1 in 2,899 | 8,054 | 6,905 | 1,149 | 14.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 300.0 | 1 in 329.3 | 64,661 | 54,546 | 10,115 | 15.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 150.0 | 1 in 158.0 | 129,252 | 108,173 | 21,079 | 16.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 76.7 | 258,680 | 215,247 | 43,433 | 16.8% |
| $4 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 61.7 | 323,624 | 269,663 | 53,961 | 16.7% |
| $2 | 1 in 14.0 | 1 in 11.9 | 1,422,841 | 1,141,755 | 281,086 | 19.8% |
| $1 | 1 in 11.0 | 1 in 9.29 | 1,810,926 | 1,452,254 | 358,672 | 19.8% |
| $500 WK/LIFE | 1 in 4,850,550 | 1 in 3,331,099 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.83 | 1 in 4.33 | 4,021,177 | 3,251,253 | 769,924 | 19.1% |
How $500 A Week For Life has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 10, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 12 remain.
- September 9, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
- August 28, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
- August 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 16 remain.
- August 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.
- August 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 18 remain.
- August 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 19 remain.
- August 16, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 20 remain.
- August 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 22 remain.
- August 9, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
- August 7, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.
- July 18, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 25 remain.
$500 A Week For Life: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in $500 A Week For Life?
- 4 of 28 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 832,775.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500 A Week For Life?
- 1 in 4.33 today, compared with 1 in 4.83 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.33, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.10.
- Is $500 A Week For Life worth buying?
- Its current payout is 56.1% ($0.56 back per $1 ticket), rank #83 of 84 in Florida. The best $1 alternative today is Fast $50's (#1624, $1) at 66.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500 A Week For Life tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,331,099 of roughly 19,402,200 printed tickets are unsold (83.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $500 A Week For Life launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Florida scratch-offs
- Fast $50's — 66.8% payout, 1 in 4.20 any prize
- $5,000 Holiday Blowout — 66.7% payout, 1 in 4.19 any prize
- $10,000 HOLIDAY CA$H — 65.4% payout, 1 in 3.97 any prize
- $10,000 GOLD RUSH MULTIPLIER — 65.0% payout, 1 in 4.21 any prize
- LUCKY BUCKS — 63.1% payout, 1 in 4.60 any prize