The current odds of winning any prize on Celebrate America are 1 in 3.83 (26.10%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $250 top prize.

Yes. 392 of the 800 $250 top prizes have been claimed, and 408 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 52% of the game's 242,539 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Celebrate America 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, Celebrate America ranks #12 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.83 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.

Celebrate America has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250 at 1 in 311 (408 of 800 left); $100+ at 1 in 204 (214 of 407 left); $75+ at 1 in 145 (255 of 495 left); $50+ at 1 in 83.9 (634 of 1,210 left); $20+ at 1 in 27.3 (3,135 of 6,058 left); $15+ at 1 in 16.3 (3,141 of 6,058 left); $10+ at 1 in 9.01 (6,297 of 12,116 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.83 (19,028 of 36,348 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Celebrate America ticket are 1 in 3.83 (26.10%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.01 (11.10%).

Celebrate America 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.

Celebrate America, a $5 Washington DC scratcher, was released on Apr 1, 2026 by the Washington DC Lottery.