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Weak valueActiveHIGH CARD POKER · $5 · Washington Lottery
HIGH CARD POKER: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.39 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#1 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#1 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
HIGH CARD POKER is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.8%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 67.6%. 3 of the original 4 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 40% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
67.8%
expected return
1 in 3.43
odds of any win
3 of 4
$50K top prizes left
40%
claimed · 837k of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 372,794 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
18 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 106,616 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.39 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.24 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.15 · 3.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
372,786 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
40% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
2.1M
tickets printed
837k
tickets claimed · 40%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
60%
75% of top prizes remain with only 60% 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
#1 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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