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Weak valueActive$500 FRENZY · $5 · Washington Lottery
$500 FRENZY: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.25 on average.
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#10 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#10 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
$500 FRENZY is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 2.4 percentage points from the launch value of 67.4%. 278 of the original 1,018 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 70% of the 2.2M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 3.35
odds of any win
278 of 1,018
$500 top prizes left
70%
claimed · 1.5M of 2.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 200,676 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
19 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,425 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.25 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.25 · 65.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
200,676 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
70% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
2.2M
tickets printed
1.5M
tickets claimed · 70%
674k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
27%
Tickets left
30%
27% of top prizes remain with 30% 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 $5 WA peers
#10 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Washington Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM.
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