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Weak valueActivePAYDAY · $5 · Washington Lottery
PAYDAY: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.35 on average.
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#5 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#5 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
PAYDAY is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.0%, down 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 67.4%. 2 of the original 4 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 69% of the 2.5M printed tickets have been sold.
67.0%
expected return
1 in 3.38
odds of any win
2 of 4
$75K top prizes left
69%
claimed · 1.7M of 2.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 226,211 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 190,428 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.15 · 63.1% of price
Mid prizes $75K
$0.20 · 3.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
226,209 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
69% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
2.5M
tickets printed
1.7M
tickets claimed · 69%
762k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
31%
50% of top prizes remain with only 31% 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
#5 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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