Washington Commanders — $5 District of Columbia Scratcher #1631
Washington Commanders (#1631) is a $5 District of Columbia scratcher launched on August 6, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #22 of 59 active games on current payout (74.1%, $3.71 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 19 $5 games, #46 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.22) and #19 on top-prize odds (1 in 90,779). Since launch the payout has risen 4.2 points (69.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 5.5% (1 in 3.99 at launch). 2 of 2 top prizes of $75,000 remain, and we estimate 181,557 tickets are still unsold (50.4% 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 Washington Commanders, 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, 43,010 of 91,664 prizes (46.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 1 in 182,870 | 1 in 90,779 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 60,957 | 1 in 90,779 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 9,625 | 1 in 12,104 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 39.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 691.4 | 1 in 769.3 | 529 | 293 | 236 | 44.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 170.3 | 1 in 185.1 | 2,148 | 1,167 | 981 | 45.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 54.8 | 1 in 59.1 | 6,672 | 3,598 | 3,074 | 46.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 43.0 | 9,141 | 4,923 | 4,218 | 46.1% |
| $15 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 42.5 | 9,141 | 4,868 | 4,273 | 46.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 14.1 | 27,423 | 14,546 | 12,877 | 47.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.5 | 36,564 | 19,232 | 17,332 | 47.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.99 | 1 in 4.22 | 91,664 | 48,654 | 43,010 | 46.9% |
How Washington Commanders has moved
Washington Commanders: common questions
- How many $75,000 prizes are left in Washington Commanders?
- 2 of 2 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 90,779.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Washington Commanders?
- 1 in 4.22 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.99 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.22, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.07.
- Is Washington Commanders worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.1% ($3.71 back per $5 ticket), rank #22 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 Washington Commanders tickets are left?
- We estimate 181,557 of roughly 365,739 printed tickets are unsold (50.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Washington Commanders launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 6, 2025. It is still on sale.
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