The DC Lottery launched 3 Commanders scratch-offs, and the $10 one is genuinely good

The DC Lotteryput three Washington Commanders scratch-offs on sale on August 5, at $2, $5 and $10, a few weeks after Wisconsin did the same with the Packers. ValueScore™ figures, our 0 to 100 rating, are current as of launch.

Washington Commanders ($10)

Washington Commanders is the surprise of the three. Licensed tickets usually trade a few points of value for the branding, and this $10 game rates 82.1 with a 73.4% payout percentage and odds of 1 in 3.71, better than most unbranded games at its price anywhere. The top prize is $100,000 and two of them are unclaimed.

Washington Commanders Raise Hail ($5)

Raise Hail is the $5 version, with a $50,000 top prize and two available. It rates 59.9 with a 70.1% payout percentage and odds of 1 in 3.99, which is the ordinary licensed-ticket trade: a bit below what a plain $5 game returns.

Commanders First Down Doubler ($2)

First Down Doubler costs $2 and carries a $10,000 top prize, with one remaining. It rates 43.1 with a 62.8% payout percentage and odds of 1 in 4.67, the fan-gear option of the three.

Which one to buy

The $10 game, whether you follow the team or not, and that's unusual to be able to say about a branded ticket. Worth knowing what else sits on the same rack, though: DC's $20 Money is the highest-scoring scratch-off in the entire country at 99.5, so the strongest ticket in the District isn't wearing a helmet. Both are on our DC ValueScore rankings.