Boo Koo Bucks — $5 District of Columbia Scratcher #1639
Boo Koo Bucks (#1639) is a $5 District of Columbia scratcher launched on October 1, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #27 of 59 active games on current payout (73.2%, $3.66 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 19 $5 games, #26 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.68) and #15 on top-prize odds (1 in 79,837). Since launch the payout has risen 2.9 points (70.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.3% (1 in 3.84 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $25,000 remain, and we estimate 79,837 tickets are still unsold (56.1% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Boo Koo Bucks, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 21,676 of 47,363 prizes (45.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | 1 in 90,937 | 1 in 79,837 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 60,625 | 1 in 79,837 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 30,312 | 1 in 39,918 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 30,312 | 1 in 26,612 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,130 | 1 in 1,157 | 161 | 92 | 69 | 42.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 111.8 | 1 in 109.2 | 1,627 | 896 | 731 | 44.9% |
| $25 | 1 in 35.2 | 1 in 33.9 | 5,173 | 2,820 | 2,353 | 45.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 79.9 | 1 in 76.9 | 2,276 | 1,238 | 1,038 | 45.6% |
| $15 | 1 in 45.2 | 1 in 43.5 | 4,025 | 2,190 | 1,835 | 45.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 11.1 | 15,867 | 8,663 | 7,204 | 45.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.98 | 1 in 9.46 | 18,217 | 9,778 | 8,439 | 46.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.84 | 1 in 3.68 | 47,363 | 25,687 | 21,676 | 45.8% |
How Boo Koo Bucks has moved
Boo Koo Bucks: common questions
- How many $25,000 prizes are left in Boo Koo Bucks?
- 1 of 2 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 79,837.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Boo Koo Bucks?
- 1 in 3.68 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.84 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.68, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.03.
- Is Boo Koo Bucks worth buying?
- Its current payout is 73.2% ($3.66 back per $5 ticket), rank #27 of 59 in District of Columbia. The best $5 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is DC 5 Scratcher (#1661, $5) at 76.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Boo Koo Bucks tickets are left?
- We estimate 79,837 of roughly 181,874 printed tickets are unsold (56.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Boo Koo Bucks launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 1, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 District of Columbia scratchers
- DC 5 Scratcher — 76.3% payout, 1 in 3.33 any prize
- Washington Commanders — 74.1% payout, 1 in 4.22 any prize
- Money Rush — 71.6% payout, 1 in 5.01 any prize
- Fab 5 — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.27 any prize
- Winning Streak — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize