The current odds of winning any prize on $50, $250 or $500 are 1 in 7.37 (13.56%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 14 of the 75 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 61 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 22, 2026. We estimate about 83% of the game's 244,757 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $50, $250 or $500 is on sale at Washington DC Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 17 $10 Washington DC scratchers on sale, $50, $250 or $500 ranks #16 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 7.37 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is Triple 777, where 1 in 2.68 tickets wins at least $10 back.

$50, $250 or $500 has 3 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 3,338 (61 of 75 left); $250+ at 1 in 436 (406 of 499 left); $50+ at 1 in 7.37 (27,150 of 32,636 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one $50, $250 or $500 ticket are 1 in 7.37 (13.56%). No prize pays exactly $10, so that is also your chance of winning more than you paid.

$50, $250 or $500 costs $10 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Washington DC Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Washington DC scratchers and Washington DC scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Washington DC Lottery lists them under "DC Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in Washington DC call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$50, $250 or $500, a $10 Washington DC scratcher, was released on Sep 2, 2026 by the Washington DC Lottery.