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The Wizard of Oz™ — $5 Arizona Scratcher #1513

Final figures from October 3, 2026 · ended

The Wizard of Oz™ (#1513) was a $5 Arizona scratcher. Its final figures, from October 3, 2026, were 73.0% payout ($3.65 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.22 for any prize and 1 in 436,743 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 4.1 points (68.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 9.9% (1 in 3.53 at launch). 1 of 5 top prizes of $50,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 77.8% of its tickets had sold. The Wizard of Oz™ is no longer on sale in Arizona; the figures below are final as of October 3, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until October 4, 2026.

Current payout
73.0%
68.9% at launch
Expected value
$3.65
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.22
1 in 3.53 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.22
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.73
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 436,743
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 5
$50,000 each
Tickets remaining
22.2%
≈ 436,743 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in The Wizard of Oz™, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Arizona game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 135,816 of 556,012 prizes (24.4%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$50,000 1 in 392,832 1 in 436,743 5 4 1 20.0%
$500 1 in 23,108 1 in 29,116 85 70 15 17.6%
$200 1 in 4,779 1 in 4,907 411 322 89 21.7%
$100 1 in 1,041 1 in 1,006 1,886 1,452 434 23.0%
$50 1 in 190.9 1 in 194.5 10,290 8,045 2,245 21.8%
$40 1 in 100.2 1 in 98.3 19,594 15,153 4,441 22.7%
$25 1 in 80.1 1 in 78.3 24,531 18,956 5,575 22.7%
$20 1 in 40.0 1 in 38.2 49,105 37,671 11,434 23.3%
$10 1 in 9.23 1 in 8.41 212,748 160,824 51,924 24.4%
$5 1 in 8.28 1 in 7.32 237,357 177,699 59,658 25.1%
All prizes1 in 3.531 in 3.22 556,012420,196 135,81624.4%

How The Wizard of Oz™ has moved

72% 74% 75% Sep 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking The Wizard of Oz™. 14 daily readings.

The Wizard of Oz™: common questions

How many $50,000 prizes are left in The Wizard of Oz™?
1 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 436,743.
What are the odds of winning anything on The Wizard of Oz™?
1 in 3.22 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.53 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.22, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.73.
Is The Wizard of Oz™ worth buying?
Its current payout is 73.0% ($3.65 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 58 in Arizona. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Sunny Money (#1536, $5) at 70.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many The Wizard of Oz™ tickets are left?
We estimate 436,743 of roughly 1,965,316 printed tickets are unsold (77.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did The Wizard of Oz™ launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on September 20, 2026. It has ended.

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