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Decent valueActive$5,000 FRENZY · $30 · Washington Lottery
$5,000 FRENZY: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.21 on average.
▼ -2.1 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:49 PM
▼ -2.1 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:49 PM
$5,000 FRENZY is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.0%, down 2.1 percentage points from the launch value of 76.1%. 34 of the original 427 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
74.0%
expected return
1 in 2.99
odds of any win
34 of 427
$5K top prizes left
92%
claimed · 736k of 803k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 22,043 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $30
$40 – $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,442 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.56 · 65.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$2.65 · 8.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
22,005 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
92% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
803k
tickets printed
736k
tickets claimed · 92%
66k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
8%
Tickets left
8%
8% of top prizes remain with 8% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Washington Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 WA peers
#3 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Washington Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:49 PM.
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