The current odds of winning any prize on Fab 5 are 1 in 3.46 (28.94%), 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 55% of the game's 244,623 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Fab 5 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, Fab 5 ranks #6 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.46 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.

Fab 5 has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $50,000: all claimed; $1,000+ at 1 in 67,276 (2 of 4 left); $500+ at 1 in 19,222 (5 of 9 left); $100+ at 1 in 697 (186 of 359 left); $50+ at 1 in 152 (695 of 1,324 left); $25+ at 1 in 58.5 (1,413 of 2,731 left); $20+ at 1 in 24.4 (3,215 of 6,120 left); $15+ at 1 in 15.4 (3,232 of 6,126 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.22 (9,886 of 18,360 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.46 (20,299 of 36,702 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Fab 5 ticket are 1 in 3.46 (28.94%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.22 (13.85%).

Fab 5 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.

Fab 5, a $5 Washington DC scratcher, was released on Dec 3, 2025 by the Washington DC Lottery.