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Wisconsin · Game #2756

WHOLE LOTTA $500S

$5per ticket

Sale status unconfirmed · Collected Oct 15, 2026, 8:34 AM CDT · Claim deadline May 20, 2027

Latest lottery dataData updated Oct 15, 2026

Game summary

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Our estimate

Average payout

Unavailable

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

What does this mean?
Think of a big pile of tickets: this is the prize money per ticket on average. It doesn’t tell you what your next ticket will pay.

Why we can’t show it: The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

Our estimate

Payout without the jackpot

Unavailable

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

Return vs. ticket price, without the jackpot: Unavailable

What does this mean?
Big jackpots can make a ticket's average look much better even though winning one is extremely unlikely. This number shows its estimated value if the biggest prize pays $0.

Why we can’t show it: The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

Our estimate

Chance of Any Prize

Unavailable

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

What does this mean?
This estimates the chance that a remaining ticket has any published prize. A winning ticket may only break even, so this is not your chance of making money.

Why we can’t show it: The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

From the lottery

Top prize

$500!

20 still unclaimed in the lottery data.

No changevs Oct 14, 2026
What does this mean?
How many of the game's biggest prizes the lottery says are still unclaimed. This does not establish whether tickets are still for sale.
Our estimate

Chance of coming out ahead

Unavailable

There isn’t enough usable data to estimate the chance of a prize above the ticket price.

Our estimate

Chance of the top prize

Unavailable

We don’t have enough data to estimate today’s top-prize odds.

Remaining prizes and tickets

What’s left in this game

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Worked out from lottery data

Unclaimed prizes

Not published

Out of 303,000 prizes in the source table.

Counts include tickets already sold whose prizes haven’t been claimed.

From the lottery

Top prizes left

20

Out of 2,770 top prizes originally.

0.7% left2,750 no longer remaining

No changevs Oct 14, 2026

From the lottery report for this game.

Our estimate

Estimated tickets left

Unavailable

Tickets left are an estimate. Unclaimed prizes don’t tell us exactly how many tickets are still for sale.

First on sale
Mar 20, 2026
Ticket sales end
Nov 21, 2026
Last day to claim
May 20, 2027

We use lottery data to estimate average payouts and tickets left. These are estimates, not promises about your next ticket. See how we work it out →

Original vs. current

Original and current numbers

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Odds of any prize

Original at launch
1 in 425.0% chance · Lottery-published
Latest estimate
UnavailableCurrent estimate unavailable

Change unavailable — both values are needed.

Average prize payout

Original at launch
$3.19Per ticket · Estimate using original data
Latest estimate
UnavailablePer ticket · PrizeGauge estimate

Change unavailable — both values are needed.

A smaller “1 in” number means a higher chance. Any prize includes prizes that only return the ticket cost. Original odds may be rounded; current values are estimates, not guaranteed outcomes.

Compare the price and average payouts

Here’s how the ticket price compares with the average prize payout we estimate. Your ticket could pay more, less, or nothing.

Ticket costs
$5.00
Estimated average payout
Unavailable
Without the top prize
Unavailable
What do these numbers mean?
From the lottery

Published by the lottery.

Worked out from lottery data

Worked out from the lottery’s own numbers.

Our estimate

Our best estimate, using data and assumptions we explain.

Average payout
Think of a big pile of tickets: this is the prize money per ticket on average. It doesn’t tell you what your next ticket will pay.
Return vs. ticket price
How the estimated average payout stacks up against what you spend. A minus sign means the average payout is less than the ticket price.
Payout without the jackpot
Big jackpots can make a ticket's average look much better even though winning one is extremely unlikely. This number shows its estimated value if the biggest prize pays $0.
Chance of Any Prize
This estimates the chance that a remaining ticket has any published prize. A winning ticket may only break even, so this is not your chance of making money.
Top Prizes Left
How many of the game's biggest prizes the lottery says are still unclaimed. This does not establish whether tickets are still for sale.
Estimated Tickets Left
Our estimate of how many tickets may remain. The lottery does not publish this exact number, and sold but unclaimed tickets can affect it.
How reliable is the estimate?
How much trust to put in the estimate. It is not your chance of winning. Unknown means we don’t have a rating.
What does this mean?
Each ticket is a gamble. Better-looking numbers don’t promise a winning ticket.
Take a closer look: prizes, calculations & sources

The numbers behind the ticket

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Our estimate

Estimated average payout today

Unavailable

Estimated prize payout per ticket

Our estimate

EV Without the Top Prize

Unavailable

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

Our estimate

ROI Without the Top Prize

Unavailable

How that alternate average payout compares with ticket price

Our estimate

Original EV

$3.19

Launch payout with modeled prize valuations

Our estimate

Modeled ROI

Unavailable

Estimated net return / ticket price

Our estimate

Average payout per $1 spent

Unavailable

A 70¢ payout per $1 spent means a 30¢ average loss

Our estimate

Average return after the ticket cost

Unavailable

Estimated average prize payout minus the ticket price

From the lottery

Top prizes remaining

20

Original top prizes: 2,770

Our estimate

Estimated Tickets Left

Unavailable

An estimate, not an exact count from the lottery

Our estimate

Analytics availability

Launch: available

Full current EV: inconsistent data

Without top prize: inconsistent data

Chance of any prize: inconsistent data

Confidence rating not published

We use lottery data to estimate average payouts and tickets left. These are estimates, not promises about your next ticket. See how we work it out →

How this estimate was made

Launch basis: published inception odds. Inventory basis: unavailable.

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

The lottery reports don’t give us enough reliable information to show this number.

Model assumptions

    What goes into this estimate

    Uses a partial prize table. Missing rows need extra assumptions.

    Original prize table: complete. Remaining prize table: partial or unavailable.

    Wisconsin reports remaining counts only for top prizes. Other remaining counts remain null.

    The procedures describe approximate original prize counts and rounded prize odds; these describe the initial structure, not current unclaimed inventory.

    The listing and procedures printed top-prize counts differ; topTotal is retained separately.

    See calculated counts and prize-value assumptions

    These are the model’s inputs. A calculated or estimated count is separate from the literal count in the prize table.

    Count and value inputs considered by the model
    Prize wordingValue usedOriginal count usedRemaining count used
    $5$5.00Published cash value204,000Published count—Unavailable
    $10$10.00Published cash value60,000Published count—Unavailable
    $25$25.00Published cash value36,000Published count—Unavailable
    $50$50.00Published cash value280Published count—Unavailable
    $100$100.00Published cash value60Published count—Unavailable
    $500$500.00Published cash value2,660Published count20Published count

    From the official source

    The lottery’s prize table

    Original overall odds: 1 in 4

    These are the source’s published rows. A dash means the count is not published. Calculated original totals are labeled, and any derived remaining counts appear separately in the model inputs.

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    Prize amounts and counts from this report. Current odds and average payout contributions, where shown, are estimates.
    PrizeOriginal prizesOriginal odds · from lotteryRemaining prizes
    $5
    Count sources & details
    Original count source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Original odds source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    		204,0001 in 6—
    $10
    Count sources & details
    Original count source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Original odds source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    		60,0001 in 21—
    $25
    Count sources & details
    Original count source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Original odds source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    		36,0001 in 34—
    $50
    Count sources & details
    Original count source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Original odds source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    		2801 in 4,286—
    $100
    Count sources & details
    Original count source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Original odds source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    		601 in 20,000—
    $500These source counts don’t agree. Kept for reference; they are not combined in the estimate.
    Count sources & details

    The original procedures at https://wilottery.com/games/instant-games/whole-lotta-500s-features-procedures state 2660 top prizes, while the current game page at https://wilottery.com/games/instant-games/whole-lotta-500s-2756 states 2770 total and 20 remaining. Both counts are retained without changing either source.

    Original count source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Remaining count source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprinteacd14d68905a618c25b3cf6501fe9e8b0923679f8af0521e36ffd7ccfc8a0a1
    Original odds source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    Prize row source →Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
    Response fingerprintb44d5c6968dd15790063640aae4c973568507fbc0008971054d029753066cddb
    		2,6601 in 45220

    About the estimates

    Methodology & source

    Each lottery publishes different information. We use the available game data and stated assumptions to estimate average payouts and tickets left. An unclaimed prize count is not a count of tickets still for sale.

    Published prize observations stay separate from estimates. The model uses this game's reported coverage, ticket inventory and count assumptions; unavailable values retain their source explanations.

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    Game history

    See how the numbers have changed

    A gap means we don’t have a number

    We keep the last update of each day, using Central Time. If a day has no number, we leave a gap. We don’t fill in guesses.

    Past numbers include calculations from archived prize reports. This covers the dates we have collected. 7-day change: insufficient history. 30-day change: insufficient history.

    Estimated average payout Last update of each day · Central Time
    No daily comparison

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    Estimated average payout observations
    DateEstimated average payoutChange from previous day
    Oct 14, 2026—No daily comparison
    Oct 15, 2026—No daily comparison
    Prizes remaining Last update of each day · Central Time
    No daily comparison

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    Prizes remaining observations
    DatePrizes remainingUnclaimed countTotal prizesChange from previous day
    Oct 14, 2026——303,000No daily comparison
    Oct 15, 2026——303,000No daily comparison
    Top prizes remaining From the lottery · published count
    No changevs Oct 14, 2026

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    19.82020.2Oct 14, 2026: 20Oct 15, 2026: 20Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026
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    Top prizes remaining observations
    DateTop prizes remainingChange from previous day
    Oct 14, 202620No daily comparison
    Oct 15, 202620No change compared with Oct 14, 2026
    Estimated tickets left Last update of each day · Central Time
    No daily comparison

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    Estimated tickets left observations
    DateEstimated tickets leftChange from previous day
    Oct 14, 2026—No daily comparison
    Oct 15, 2026—No daily comparison