The current odds of winning any prize on $500 MAYHEM are 1 in 4.08 (24.54%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 286 of the 433 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 147 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 6, 2026. We estimate about 33% of the game's 245,017 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 27 $5 Washington DC scratchers on sale, $500 MAYHEM ranks #21 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.08 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Lightening 7s, where 1 in 3.41 tickets wins at least $5 back.

$500 MAYHEM has 6 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 549 (147 of 433 left); $100+ at 1 in 470 (25 of 77 left); $50+ at 1 in 85.5 (773 of 2,471 left); $20+ at 1 in 23.5 (2,497 of 7,690 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.03 (8,045 of 24,472 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.08 (8,329 of 24,472 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $500 MAYHEM ticket are 1 in 4.08 (24.54%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.03 (14.22%).

$500 MAYHEM costs $5 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.

$500 MAYHEM, a $5 Washington DC scratcher, was released on May 7, 2025 by the Washington DC Lottery.