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Weak valueActiveLUCKY TIMES 50 · $30 · Washington Lottery
LUCKY TIMES 50: Weak value. A $30 ticket pays back $20.29 on average.
▼ -11.3 pts vs launch#5 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -11.3 pts vs launch#5 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM
LUCKY TIMES 50 is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.6%, down 11.3 percentage points from the launch value of 78.9%. 0 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 1.9M printed tickets have been sold.
67.6%
expected return
1 in 2.99
odds of any win
0 of 3
$2M jackpots left
78%
claimed · 1.4M of 1.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 135,857 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 1,738 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $20.29 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$20.25 · 67.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.04 · 0.1% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.6%
Just 0 tickets out of 407k carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
135,853 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
78% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
1.9M
tickets printed
1.4M
tickets claimed · 78%
407k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
22%
0% of top prizes remain with 22% 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
#5 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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