The current odds of winning any prize on Emerald Green 8s are 1 in 4.03 (24.80%), 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 13, 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 34% of the game's 243,035 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Emerald Green 8s 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, Emerald Green 8s ranks #19 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.03 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.

Emerald Green 8s has 9 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 82,678 (1 of 2 left); $500+ at 1 in 10,335 (7 of 24 left); $100+ at 1 in 234 (346 of 1,107 left); $50+ at 1 in 108 (413 of 1,221 left); $30+ at 1 in 59.2 (630 of 1,959 left); $20+ at 1 in 22.2 (2,329 of 6,890 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.9 (8,257 of 24,328 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.03 (8,525 of 24,328 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Emerald Green 8s ticket are 1 in 4.03 (24.80%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.9 (14.49%).

Emerald Green 8s 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.

Emerald Green 8s, a $5 Washington DC scratcher, was released on Dec 4, 2024 by the Washington DC Lottery.