Bits & Odds

Easy Money — $2 District of Columbia Scratcher #1452

Data captured · launched June 3, 2020

Easy Money (#1452) is a $2 District of Columbia scratcher launched on June 3, 2020. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #59 of 59 active games on current payout (61.7%, $1.23 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 8 $2 games, #55 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.83) and #12 on top-prize odds (1 in 71,615). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.2 points (63.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.3% (1 in 4.89 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 71,615 tickets are still unsold (80.3% sold). That is below average for District of Columbia; the District of Columbia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
61.7%
63.9% at launch
Expected value
$1.23
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.83
1 in 4.89 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.83
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 9.17
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 71,615
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$5,000 each
Tickets remaining
19.7%
≈ 71,615 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Easy Money, 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, 14,834 of 74,273 prizes (20.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$5,000 1 in 121,065 1 in 71,615 3 2 1 33.3%
$500 1 in 40,355 1 in 71,615 9 8 1 11.1%
$100 1 in 2,953 1 in 2,865 123 98 25 20.3%
$50 1 in 249.1 1 in 292.3 1,458 1,213 245 16.8%
$20 1 in 99.9 1 in 111.7 3,634 2,993 641 17.6%
$10 1 in 33.3 1 in 37.3 10,902 8,983 1,919 17.6%
$5 1 in 33.3 1 in 33.3 10,902 8,752 2,150 19.7%
$4 1 in 25.0 1 in 25.3 14,536 11,709 2,827 19.4%
$2 1 in 11.1 1 in 10.2 32,706 25,681 7,025 21.5%
All prizes1 in 4.891 in 4.83 74,27359,439 14,83420.0%

How Easy Money has moved

Not enough history yet to chart this game; we store a reading every day.

Easy Money: common questions

How many $5,000 prizes are left in Easy Money?
1 of 3 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 71,615.
What are the odds of winning anything on Easy Money?
1 in 4.83 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.89 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.83, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 9.17.
Is Easy Money worth buying?
Its current payout is 61.7% ($1.23 back per $2 ticket), rank #59 of 59 in District of Columbia. The best $2 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is Double Dollars (#1653, $2) at 66.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Easy Money tickets are left?
We estimate 71,615 of roughly 363,195 printed tickets are unsold (80.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Easy Money launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on June 3, 2020. It is still on sale.

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