Celebrate America — $5 District of Columbia Scratcher #1657
Celebrate America (#1657) is a $5 District of Columbia scratcher launched on April 1, 2026. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #41 of 59 active games on current payout (70.2%, $3.51 expected back per ticket) and #13 of 19 $5 games, #32 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.80) and #2 on top-prize odds (1 in 311). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (70.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.6% (1 in 3.82 at launch). 439 of 800 top prizes of $250 remain, and we estimate 136,538 tickets are still unsold (43.7% sold). That is below average for District of Columbia; the District of Columbia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Celebrate America, 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, 35,970 of 63,492 prizes (56.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250 | 1 in 303.2 | 1 in 311.0 | 800 | 361 | 439 | 54.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 595.9 | 1 in 591.1 | 407 | 176 | 231 | 56.8% |
| $75 | 1 in 490.0 | 1 in 491.1 | 495 | 217 | 278 | 56.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 200.4 | 1 in 199.9 | 1,210 | 527 | 683 | 56.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 40.1 | 6,058 | 2,649 | 3,409 | 56.3% |
| $15 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 39.9 | 6,058 | 2,637 | 3,421 | 56.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 19.9 | 12,116 | 5,265 | 6,851 | 56.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 6.67 | 1 in 6.61 | 36,348 | 15,690 | 20,658 | 56.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.82 | 1 in 3.80 | 63,492 | 27,522 | 35,970 | 56.7% |
How Celebrate America has moved
Celebrate America: common questions
- How many $250 prizes are left in Celebrate America?
- 439 of 800 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 311.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Celebrate America?
- 1 in 3.80 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.82 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.80, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.92.
- Is Celebrate America worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.2% ($3.51 back per $5 ticket), rank #41 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 Celebrate America tickets are left?
- We estimate 136,538 of roughly 242,539 printed tickets are unsold (43.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Celebrate America launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 1, 2026. It is still on sale.
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