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Decent valueActive$5,000 FRENZY · $30 · Washington Lottery
$5,000 FRENZY: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.69 on average.
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM
$5,000 FRENZY is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.6%, down 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 76.1%. 58 of the original 427 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 88% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
75.6%
expected return
1 in 2.99
odds of any win
58 of 427
$5K top prizes left
88%
claimed · 703k of 803k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 33,317 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 1,370 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.69 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.74 · 65.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$2.95 · 9.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
33,255 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
88% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
803k
tickets printed
703k
tickets claimed · 88%
100k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
14%
Tickets left
12%
14% of top prizes remain with only 12% 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 Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM.
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