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Electric CashWashington DC Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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72
VALUESCORE
Good
$5Washington DCGame #1666GREEN
At a glance

The Washington DC Lottery sells Electric Cash as a $5 ticket. By our estimate the $50,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 91,908 per ticket, down from 1 in 120,892. 53% of its winning tickets pay $5 or less, no more than the ticket cost. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.55 beat the 1 in 3.91 typical of Washington DC's $5 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.55
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
76%
ValueScore™
72 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
A solid pick: #8 of the 20 active games we track in Washington DC, and 2nd among the 6 $5 games Washington DC sells.
Why
↑Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 121K at launch, about 1 in 92K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $50,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.
  • Frequent winners: roughly a 28% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.55), ahead of most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$50,000
2 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 121K
now ~1 in 92K
$1,000
5 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 40K
now ~1 in 37K
$500
19 of 26 left
launch odds 1 in 9,299
now ~1 in 9,674
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$50,00022
100%
$1,00065
83%
$5002619
73%
$100443336
76%
$501,082803
74%
$256,0254,585
76%
$206,0534,564
75%
$1018,16513,737
76%
$536,30627,728
76%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$852,265
Current Prize Pool
$670,165
Payout Percentage
78.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
51,779

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
241,783
Estimated Remaining
183,815
% Remaining
76.0%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

All 2 $50,000 top prizes left on July 5, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

20
July 5October 9

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Washington DC's $5 games (1.1% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

72
VALUESCORE
Good
72
out of 100
Expected Value
21/40
Prize Quality
23/25
Win Frequency
14/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1666
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
7/1/2026
Payout %
70.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.55 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Electric Cash scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Electric Cash scores 72/100 (Good) and is 2nd of the 6 active $5 games in Washington DC. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Electric Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Electric Cash are 1 in 3.55. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Electric Cash?
The top prize for Electric Cash is $50,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Electric Cash?
Based on our latest data, 76% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 51,779 out of 68,108 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $5 ticket in Washington DC

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
DC 5 Scratcher781 in 3.2071.2%$55K · 20.6%
Electric Cash (this game)721 in 3.5570.5%$50K · 21.2%
Washington Commanders Raise Hail601 in 3.9970.1%$50K · 11.8%
Black Pearls551 in 4.1770.5%$50K · 11.0%
Lady Luck541 in 3.9170.5%$50K · 11.1%
Celebrate America531 in 3.8270.4%$250 · 4431.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.