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Ranked 32nd of 64 Tickets in Washington

HIGH CARD POKERWashington Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Washington Lottery
47
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5WashingtonGame #1937GREEN
At a glance

The Washington Lottery sells HIGH CARD POKER as a $5 ticket. By our estimate the $50,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 138,540 per ticket, down from 1 in 528,948. Most of its wins only cover the ticket: 60% of winners pay $5 or less. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 13% of prizes remain.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.43
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
13%
ValueScore™
47 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
→
AVERAGE
At 32nd out of 64 Washington scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 529K at launch, about 1 in 139K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $50,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Expected value of $0.68 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$50,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 529K
now ~1 in 139K
$15,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 529K
now ~1 in 277K
$1,000
0 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 353K
All claimed
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
$50,00042
50%
$15,00041
25%
$1,00060Claimed
$50081
13%
$200695
7%
$150737
10%
$10514314
10%
$10028434
12%
$9024523
9%
$7510911
10%
$7042443
10%
$6035442
12%
$5043,2185,142
12%
$451,063112
11%
$401,041107
10%
$353,066341
11%
$3010,1021,200
12%
$256,285758
12%
$2021,1862,599
12%
$1510,5521,249
12%
$10148,09218,556
13%
$5370,52150,534
14%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$7,152,705
Current Prize Pool
$973,095
Payout Percentage
13.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
80,781

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,115,792
Estimated Remaining
277,079
% Remaining
13.1%
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 April 13, when our records for it began, 2 $50,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on July 29.

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4
3
2
April 13October 19
  • July 29, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • April 27, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for Washington's $5 games (1.3% 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

47
VALUESCORE
Fair
47
out of 100
Expected Value
21/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1937
Ticket Price
$5
Payout %
67.6%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.43 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the HIGH CARD POKER scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. HIGH CARD POKER scores 47/100 (Fair) and is 11th of the 21 active $5 games in Washington. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Washington rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the HIGH CARD POKER scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with HIGH CARD POKER are 1 in 3.43. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for HIGH CARD POKER?
The top prize for HIGH CARD POKER is $50,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in HIGH CARD POKER?
Based on our latest data, 13% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 80,781 out of 616,849 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $5 ticket in Washington

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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS641 in 3.4167.5%$50K · 24.4%
MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 3RD ED621 in 3.3767.4%$50K · 21.9%
EXTRA PLAY601 in 3.4767.5%$75K · 32.9%
Carnival Cash571 in 3.3367.5%$50K · 21.0%
SASQUATCHIN BUCKS541 in 3.3367.4%$50K · 23.0%
PICK YOUR POTION511 in 3.3467.4%$50K · 15.4%
HOT & COLD NUMBERS491 in 3.4867.5%$50K · 10.0%
HIGH CARD POKER (this game)471 in 3.4367.6%$50K · 21.7%

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.