The current odds of winning any prize on Holiday Cash are 1 in 4.07 (24.56%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 4 $1,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Nov 4, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 244,558 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 4 $1 Washington DC scratchers on sale, Holiday Cash ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.07 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. No other $1 Washington DC scratcher has better odds of breaking even right now.

Holiday Cash has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000 at 1 in 60,781 (4 of 4 left); $100+ at 1 in 12,156 (16 of 16 left); $50+ at 1 in 4,675 (32 of 32 left); $40+ at 1 in 2,672 (39 of 39 left); $30+ at 1 in 1,599 (61 of 63 left); $20+ at 1 in 652 (221 of 222 left); $15+ at 1 in 266 (542 of 545 left); $10+ at 1 in 108 (1,338 of 1,349 left); $5+ at 1 in 41.2 (3,646 of 3,672 left); $3+ at 1 in 16.9 (8,515 of 8,568 left); $2+ at 1 in 6.99 (20,391 of 20,518 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.07 (24,915 of 25,060 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Holiday Cash ticket are 1 in 4.07 (24.56%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.99 (14.32%).

Holiday Cash costs $1 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.