Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us. How much damage did you cause if we accessed your bank account?
Retail Me Not recently released the results of their 2024 holiday spending survey. They say the average person will spend $1,069 this holiday season. While inflation continues to play a role in Idahoans’ budgeting, we don’t spend all of our money on gifts. When Retail Me Not broke down that number, they found that $717 is spent on gifts for friends and family. The other $353? Well, it’s been a long year, you’ve worked hard… and you’re treating yourself!
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If you had a little more money in your pocket, you would feel a little less guilty about buying that dress, those shoes, that makeup, or treating yourself to a luxury. Well, the money is out there! You just have to know where to find it.
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You always joke that one day you’ll win the lottery and it’ll change the game. What if we told you it wasn’t that hard? All you need to do is know which tickets have the biggest prices and how close each game is to selling out. Finding these games will give you the best chance of winning.

We know it, we know it. This sounds like a lot of work, but the truth is that the Idaho Lottery makes finding this information easy! They list all of their scratch games, the number of top prizes remaining, and the percentage of games sold on their website and app.
This is pretty cool because not every state does this. We have friends in Ohio and Pennsylvania who are jealous because their state lotteries only list the number of top prizes remaining. You have no idea how quickly the tickets sell out.
So you know there is information available, but we did a little research to get you started in the right direction! We’ve drawn the games with the best odds of winning AT LEAST $50,000! If you’re out and about checking out scratch games, here are the tickets you want to grab.
Important NOTE: This list is current as of December 4th. If you visit a few days after release, the remaining tickets may not be correct. Visit the Idaho Lottery website or app for the most up-to-date odds!
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This list is current as of December 4, 2024!
Gallery photo credit: Michelle Heart
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Gallery photo credit: Michelle Heart