The current odds of winning any prize on Emerald 8s are 1 in 4.47 (22.38%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $8,888 top prize.

Not yet. All 2 $8,888 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 20, 2026. We estimate about 94% of the game's 240,014 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Emerald 8s is on sale at Washington DC Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 9 $2 Washington DC scratchers on sale, Emerald 8s ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.47 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back. Right now the $2 game with the best odds of breaking even is $100 Loaded!, where 1 in 4.37 tickets wins at least $2 back.

Emerald 8s has 13 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $8,888 at 1 in 112,531 (2 of 2 left); $500+ at 1 in 32,152 (5 of 5 left); $300+ at 1 in 15,004 (8 of 8 left); $200+ at 1 in 11,253 (5 of 6 left); $100+ at 1 in 4,092 (35 of 36 left); $50+ at 1 in 1,257 (124 of 132 left); $30+ at 1 in 148 (1,346 of 1,445 left); $15+ at 1 in 52.2 (2,789 of 3,003 left); $10+ at 1 in 22.6 (5,624 of 6,010 left); $5+ at 1 in 13.5 (6,704 of 7,186 left); $4+ at 1 in 10.7 (4,471 of 4,784 left); $3+ at 1 in 7.77 (7,851 of 8,388 left); $2+ at 1 in 4.47 (21,401 of 22,810 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Emerald 8s ticket are 1 in 4.47 (22.38%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.77 (12.87%).

Emerald 8s costs $2 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.

Emerald 8s, a $2 Washington DC scratcher, was released on Oct 7, 2026 by the Washington DC Lottery.