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Strong valueActiveWASHINGTON MILLIONAIRE · $30 · Washington Lottery
WASHINGTON MILLIONAIRE: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.36 on average.
▲ +2.3 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM
▲ +2.3 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM
WASHINGTON MILLIONAIRE is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.2%, up 2.3 percentage points from the launch value of 78.9%. 3 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 18% of the 1.9M printed tickets have been sold.
81.2%
expected return
1 in 2.99
odds of any win
3 of 3
$2M jackpots left
18%
claimed · 332k of 1.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 508,055 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 1,639 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.36 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$20.36 · 67.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.06 · 0.2% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$3.95 · 13.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.0%
Just 3 tickets out of 1.5M 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
508,013 winning tickets remain in this range: 84% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
18% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
1.9M
tickets printed
332k
tickets claimed · 18%
1.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
82%
100% of top prizes remain with only 82% 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
#2 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
SERIOUS MONEY
82.0%
2
WASHINGTON MILLIONAIRE
81.2%
3
$5,000 FRENZY
75.6%
4
MAX-A-MILLION
67.8%
5
LUCKY TIMES 50
67.6%
Figures from Washington Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM.
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