Fortune — $20 District of Columbia Scratcher #1629
Fortune (#1629) is a $20 District of Columbia scratcher launched on July 2, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #17 of 59 active games on current payout (75.1%, $15.01 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 6 $20 games, #20 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.50) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 89,863). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.8 points (77.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 9.7% (1 in 3.16 at launch). 2 of 2 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 179,727 tickets are still unsold (26.6% 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 Fortune, 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, 51,332 of 77,480 prizes (66.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 122,418 | 1 in 89,863 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| $25,000 | 1 in 122,418 | 1 in 179,727 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 81,612 | 1 in 59,909 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 16,322 | 1 in 13,825 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 86.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 382.6 | 1 in 424.9 | 640 | 217 | 423 | 66.1% |
| $250 | 1 in 168.4 | 1 in 187.8 | 1,454 | 497 | 957 | 65.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 52.1 | 1 in 57.7 | 4,702 | 1,587 | 3,115 | 66.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 45.5 | 1 in 50.1 | 5,382 | 1,798 | 3,584 | 66.6% |
| $30 | 1 in 5.00 | 1 in 5.55 | 48,960 | 16,581 | 32,379 | 66.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 16.6 | 16,320 | 5,465 | 10,855 | 66.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.16 | 1 in 3.50 | 77,480 | 26,148 | 51,332 | 66.3% |
How Fortune has moved
Fortune: common questions
- How many $250,000 prizes are left in Fortune?
- 2 of 2 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 89,863.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Fortune?
- 1 in 3.50 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.16 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.50, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 4.44.
- Is Fortune worth buying?
- Its current payout is 75.1% ($15.01 back per $20 ticket), rank #17 of 59 in District of Columbia. The best $20 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is 200X (#1577, $20) at 94.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Fortune tickets are left?
- We estimate 179,727 of roughly 244,837 printed tickets are unsold (26.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Fortune launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 2, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $20 District of Columbia scratchers
- 200X — 94.3% payout, 1 in 4.27 any prize
- Full of $5,000s — 81.4% payout, 1 in 3.23 any prize
- Money — 78.1% payout, 1 in 3.17 any prize
- 200X — 77.1% payout, 1 in 2.99 any prize
- 100X the Cash — 77.0% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize