The current odds of winning any prize on Break the Bank are 1 in 4.33 (23.09%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $50,000 top prize.

Yes. Both $50,000 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 39% of the game's 242,976 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 28 $5 Washington DC scratchers on sale, Break the Bank ranks #27 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.33 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.

Break the Bank has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $50,000: all claimed; $5,000+ at 1 in 47,697 (2 of 2 left); $500+ at 1 in 11,924 (6 of 12 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,178 (73 of 192 left); $50+ at 1 in 499 (110 of 315 left); $30+ at 1 in 147 (460 of 1,213 left); $20+ at 1 in 17.9 (4,667 of 12,142 left); $10+ at 1 in 4.33 (16,709 of 42,497 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Break the Bank ticket are 1 in 4.33 (23.09%). No prize pays exactly $5, so that is also your chance of winning more than you paid.

Break the Bank 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.

Break the Bank, a $5 Washington DC scratcher, was released on Jan 1, 2025 by the Washington DC Lottery.