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Ranked 14th of 20 Tickets in Washington DC

Lady LuckWashington DC Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Washington DC Lottery
55
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5Washington DCGame #1655GREEN
At a glance

The Washington DC Lottery sells Lady Luck as a $5 ticket. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $50,000 prize now runs about 1 in 140,991 by our estimate, against 1 in 120,020 at launch. At a ValueScore of 55/100 (Fair), it is 5th of the 6 active $5 games in Washington DC.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.91
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
59%
ValueScore™
55 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 5th of the 6 active $5 games in Washington DC.
Why
→Win rate is typical, around 26% per ticket (1 in 3.91).
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 120K at launch, about 1 in 141K now. The $50,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • $0.71 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$50,000
1 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 120K
now ~1 in 141K
$1,000
4 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 60K
now ~1 in 35K
$500
3 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 60K
now ~1 in 47K
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
$50,00021
50%
$1,00044
100%
$50043
75%
$2002413
54%
$1003421
62%
$50342189
55%
$257,0174,103
58%
$2011,9926,980
58%
$1017,98810,505
58%
$523,98414,240
59%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$846,365
Current Prize Pool
$488,075
Payout Percentage
57.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
36,059

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
240,039
Estimated Remaining
140,991
% Remaining
58.7%
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

Since its launch on March 6, one $50,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on April 19.

20
2
1
March 6October 19
  • April 19, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Washington DC's $5 games (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

55
VALUESCORE
Fair
55
out of 100
Expected Value
21/40
Prize Quality
14/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1655
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
3/4/2026
Payout %
70.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.91 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Lady Luck scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Lady Luck scores 55/100 (Fair) and is 5th of the 6 active $5 games in Washington DC. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Washington DC rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Lady Luck scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Lady Luck are 1 in 3.91. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Lady Luck?
The top prize for Lady Luck is $50,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.

Every $5 ticket in Washington DC

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
DC 5 Scratcher761 in 3.2071.2%$55K · 20.5%
Electric Cash701 in 3.5570.5%$50K · 21.2%
Washington Commanders Raise Hail601 in 3.9970.1%$50K · 11.6%
Black Pearls571 in 4.1770.5%$50K · 10.9%
Lady Luck (this game)551 in 3.9170.5%$50K · 11.0%
Celebrate America531 in 3.8270.4%$250 · 4351.0%

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.