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Poor valueActiveLUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION · $5 · Washington Lottery
LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.44 on average.
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#20 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#20 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 48.8%, down 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 50.0%. 5 of the original 12 $1,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 61% of the 4.7M printed tickets have been sold.
48.8%
expected return
1 in 4.72
odds of any win
5 of 12
$1K top prizes left
61%
claimed · 2.9M of 4.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 384,622 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 363,452 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.44 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $100
$2.44 · 48.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K
$0.00 · 0.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $100 wins
384,617 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
61% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
4.7M
tickets printed
2.9M
tickets claimed · 61%
1.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
42%
Tickets left
39%
42% of top prizes remain with only 39% 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
#20 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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