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Ranked 15th of 64 Tickets in Washington

$5,000 FRENZYWashington Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Washington Lottery
58
VALUESCORE
Fair
$30WashingtonGame #1985GREEN
At a glance

$5,000 FRENZY is one of the Washington Lottery's $30 games. At 1 in 2.99, its overall odds are the longest of Washington's 4 $30 games. Its expected return of $0.76 per $1 sits $0.03 below the typical $30 ticket in Washington. Only 7% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Its ValueScore of 58/100 (Fair) makes it 4th out of 4 $30 tickets in Washington.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.99
Exp. Value
$0.76
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000
Top Prizes Left
26
Prizes Remaining
7%
ValueScore™
58 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.76
→
AVERAGE
At 15th of 64 active Washington games, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1,879 at launch, about 1 in 2,157 now. The $5,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • The prize pool gives back $0.76 of every $1, better than most games manage.
  • Frequent winners: roughly a 33% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 2.99), ahead of most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$5,000
26 of 427 left
launch odds 1 in 1,879
now ~1 in 2,157
$2,500
1 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 40K
now ~1 in 56K
$1,000
3 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 40K
now ~1 in 19K
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
$5,00042726
6%
$2,500201
5%
$1,000203
15%
$500828
10%
$20026,8181,753
7%
$10026,8951,779
7%
$5053,5063,733
7%
$4053,5063,921
7%
$30107,0127,531
7%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$18,325,000
Current Prize Pool
$1,237,420
Payout Percentage
6.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
18,755

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
802,175
Estimated Remaining
56,077
% Remaining
7.0%
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

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 266 $5,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 26. The most recent was on September 13.

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292
265
223
159
121
88
64
52
42
33
30
26
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Washington's $30 games (1.7% 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

58
VALUESCORE
Fair
58
out of 100
Expected Value
37/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
20/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1985
Ticket Price
$30
Payout %
76.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.99 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $5,000 FRENZY scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $5,000 FRENZY scores 58/100 (Fair) and is 4th out of 4 $30 tickets in Washington. It pays back about $0.76 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $30 tickets are listed on the Washington rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $5,000 FRENZY scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $5,000 FRENZY are 1 in 2.99. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $5,000 FRENZY?
The top prize for $5,000 FRENZY is $5,000. As of our latest update, 26 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $5,000 FRENZY?
Based on our latest data, 7% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 18,755 out of 268,286 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $30 ticket in Washington

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$2,000,000 DIAMOND Dazzler961 in 2.9978.9%$2M · 33.1%
WASHINGTON MILLIONAIRE761 in 2.9978.9%$2M · 11.9%
SERIOUS MONEY591 in 2.8678.2%$2M · 00.1%
$5,000 FRENZY (this game)581 in 2.9976.1%$5K · 260.0%

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.