The current odds of winning any prize on Wild Cash are 1 in 3.43 (29.18%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $50,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 2 $50,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 6, 2026. We estimate about 57% of the game's 242,652 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 27 $5 Washington DC scratchers on sale, Wild Cash ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.43 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.

Wild Cash has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $50,000 at 1 in 137,467 (1 of 2 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 34,367 (3 of 6 left); $500+ at 1 in 5,977 (19 of 32 left); $200+ at 1 in 1,494 (69 of 116 left); $100+ at 1 in 517 (174 of 307 left); $50+ at 1 in 252 (280 of 513 left); $40+ at 1 in 124 (565 of 1,020 left); $25+ at 1 in 56.1 (1,341 of 2,408 left); $20+ at 1 in 20.6 (4,210 of 7,576 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.4 (11,915 of 21,249 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.43 (21,533 of 37,930 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Wild Cash ticket are 1 in 3.43 (29.18%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.4 (13.51%).

Wild Cash 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.

Wild Cash, a $5 Washington DC scratcher, was released on Mar 4, 2026 by the Washington DC Lottery.