The current odds of winning any prize on Bonus Pay are 1 in 4.17 (23.97%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $50,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 2 $50,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 6, 2026. We estimate about 59% of the game's 242,471 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Bonus Pay 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, Bonus Pay ranks #23 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.17 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.

Bonus Pay has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $50,000 at 1 in 141,933 (1 of 2 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 47,311 (2 of 4 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 23,655 (3 of 6 left); $500+ at 1 in 5,257 (21 of 34 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,290 (83 of 148 left); $50+ at 1 in 70.8 (1,896 of 3,359 left); $25+ at 1 in 24.8 (3,716 of 6,527 left); $15+ at 1 in 15.4 (3,494 of 6,061 left); $10+ at 1 in 8.74 (7,027 of 12,122 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.17 (17,782 of 30,305 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Bonus Pay ticket are 1 in 4.17 (23.97%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.74 (11.44%).

Bonus Pay 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.

Bonus Pay, a $5 Washington DC scratcher, was released on Jan 7, 2026 by the Washington DC Lottery.