Ultimate Riches — $30 District of Columbia Scratcher #1550
Ultimate Riches (#1550) is a $30 District of Columbia scratcher launched on May 3, 2023. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #8 of 59 active games on current payout (78.0%, $23.41 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 5 $30 games, #21 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.53) and #55 on top-prize odds (1 in 214,283). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.8 points (78.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.0% (1 in 3.46 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $680,000 remain, and we estimate 214,283 tickets are still unsold (53.2% 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 Ultimate Riches, 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, 60,710 of 132,460 prizes (45.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $680,000 | 1 in 229,156 | 1 in 214,283 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $30,000 | 1 in 229,156 | 1 in 214,283 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $3,000 | 1 in 57,289 | 1 in 53,571 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 2,619 | 1 in 2,747 | 175 | 97 | 78 | 44.6% |
| $500 | 1 in 847.2 | 1 in 896.6 | 541 | 302 | 239 | 44.2% |
| $300 | 1 in 79.2 | 1 in 81.4 | 5,789 | 3,157 | 2,632 | 45.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 20.4 | 22,909 | 12,420 | 10,489 | 45.8% |
| $60 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 20.5 | 22,860 | 12,413 | 10,447 | 45.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 13.6 | 34,372 | 18,585 | 15,787 | 45.9% |
| $40 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.2 | 45,802 | 24,770 | 21,032 | 45.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.46 | 1 in 3.53 | 132,460 | 71,750 | 60,710 | 45.8% |
How Ultimate Riches has moved
Ultimate Riches: common questions
- How many $680,000 prizes are left in Ultimate Riches?
- 1 of 2 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 214,283.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Ultimate Riches?
- 1 in 3.53 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.46 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.53, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 3.53.
- Is Ultimate Riches worth buying?
- Its current payout is 78.0% ($23.41 back per $30 ticket), rank #8 of 59 in District of Columbia. The best $30 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is $1,000,000 Money Maker (#1598, $30) at 81.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Ultimate Riches tickets are left?
- We estimate 214,283 of roughly 458,312 printed tickets are unsold (53.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Ultimate Riches launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 3, 2023. It is still on sale.
Other $30 District of Columbia scratchers
- $1,000,000 Money Maker — 81.0% payout, 1 in 3.54 any prize
- Titanium 7s — 79.9% payout, 1 in 3.28 any prize
- VIP Club — 78.5% payout, 1 in 3.34 any prize
- 300X — 71.3% payout, 1 in 3.44 any prize