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Poor valueActivePEPPERMINT BARK 7S · $5 · Washington Lottery
PEPPERMINT BARK 7S: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.94 on average.
▼ -8.6 pts vs launch#18 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
▼ -8.6 pts vs launch#18 of 20 · $5 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
PEPPERMINT BARK 7S is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 58.8%, down 8.6 percentage points from the launch value of 67.4%. 176 of the original 1,694 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 1.3M printed tickets have been sold.
58.8%
expected return
1 in 3.49
odds of any win
176 of 1,694
$500 top prizes left
84%
claimed · 1.1M of 1.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 58,884 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
19 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 1,158 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.94 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.94 · 58.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
58,884 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
1.3M
tickets printed
1.1M
tickets claimed · 84%
204k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
10%
Tickets left
16%
10% of top prizes remain with 16% 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
#18 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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