HomeBy StateBest OddsValueScoreDraw GamesWhat's NewNewsletterBest PayoutPowerballMega Millions

Washington Commanders Raise HailWashington DC Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Washington DC Lottery
60
VALUESCORE
Good
$5Washington DCGame #1669GREEN
At a glance

Washington Commanders Raise Hail is a $5 ticket from the Washington DC Lottery. Our estimate for the $50,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 197,477 per ticket, from 1 in 122,164 at launch. At launch, about 1 in 40,721 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.99
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
81%
ValueScore™
60 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
It is 3rd of the 6 active $5 games in Washington DC, with better-than-average value overall.
Why
↑Fresh prize pool: most of this game's prizes are still on the table.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 122K at launch, about 1 in 197K now. The $50,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.
  • You get back about $0.70 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$50,000
1 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 122K
now ~1 in 197K
$1,000
4 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 61K
now ~1 in 49K
$500
20 of 27 left
launch odds 1 in 9,049
now ~1 in 9,874
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%
$5002720
74%
$100365296
81%
$501,4471,170
81%
$254,4633,584
80%
$206,1034,909
80%
$156,1034,925
81%
$1018,30914,796
81%
$524,41219,788
81%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$856,680
Current Prize Pool
$660,655
Payout Percentage
77.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
49,493

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
244,328
Estimated Remaining
197,477
% Remaining
80.8%
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 August 6, one $50,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on September 18.

20
August 6October 9
  • September 18, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.8% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice 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

60
VALUESCORE
Good
60
out of 100
Expected Value
15/40
Prize Quality
23/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1669
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
8/5/2026
Payout %
70.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

Simulate This Game

Run a virtual scratch-off using this game's real odds.

Image Credit: Washington DC Lottery
$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.99 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Washington Commanders Raise Hail scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Washington Commanders Raise Hail scores 60/100 (Good) and is 3rd out of 6 $5 tickets in Washington DC. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Washington Commanders Raise Hail scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Washington Commanders Raise Hail are 1 in 3.99. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Washington Commanders Raise Hail?
The top prize for Washington Commanders Raise Hail is $50,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Washington Commanders Raise Hail?
Based on our latest data, 81% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 49,493 out of 61,235 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 Cash721 in 3.5570.5%$50K · 21.2%
Washington Commanders Raise Hail (this game)601 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.