The current odds of winning any prize on 5X are 1 in 4.19 (23.86%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000 top prize.

Yes. All 4 $1,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. A game can stay on sale after its top prizes are gone, so a ticket bought now can no longer win the top prize. We estimate about 11% of the game's 244,698 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. 5X is on sale at Washington DC Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 4 $1 Washington DC scratchers on sale, 5X ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.19 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is Holiday Cash, where 1 in 4.08 tickets wins at least $1 back.

5X has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000: all claimed; $100+ at 1 in 8,622 (3 of 22 left); $50+ at 1 in 5,173 (2 of 23 left); $40+ at 1 in 2,587 (5 of 22 left); $30+ at 1 in 2,155 (2 of 58 left); $20+ at 1 in 663 (27 of 618 left); $15+ at 1 in 386 (28 of 599 left); $10+ at 1 in 237 (42 of 624 left); $5+ at 1 in 35.3 (624 of 7,344 left); $3+ at 1 in 27.6 (205 of 2,448 left); $2+ at 1 in 11 (1,422 of 14,082 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.19 (3,811 of 35,484 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one 5X ticket are 1 in 4.19 (23.86%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 11 (9.12%).

5X costs $1 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.

5X, a $1 Washington DC scratcher, was released on Feb 4, 2026 by the Washington DC Lottery.