PAWFECT PAYDAY — $5 Virginia Scratcher #2412
PAWFECT PAYDAY (#2412) is a $5 Virginia scratcher launched on July 7, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #33 of 62 active games on current payout (69.7%, $3.48 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 17 $5 games, #33 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.16) and #51 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,188,682). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (69.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.0% (1 in 4.24 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $125,000 remain, and we estimate 1,188,682 tickets are still unsold (55.3% sold). That is below average for Virginia; the Virginia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in PAWFECT PAYDAY, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Virginia game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 286,034 of 627,592 prizes (45.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $125,000 | 1 in 886,997 | 1 in 1,188,682 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 665,248 | 1 in 594,341 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 266,099 | 1 in 237,736 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,297 | 1 in 3,239 | 807 | 440 | 367 | 45.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,531 | 1 in 1,574 | 1,738 | 983 | 755 | 43.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 240.0 | 1 in 245.9 | 11,089 | 6,255 | 4,834 | 43.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 171.8 | 1 in 171.4 | 15,492 | 8,555 | 6,937 | 44.8% |
| $25 | 1 in 53.4 | 1 in 53.7 | 49,814 | 27,671 | 22,143 | 44.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 40.1 | 66,488 | 36,816 | 29,672 | 44.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.3 | 1 in 12.2 | 216,195 | 118,444 | 97,751 | 45.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.62 | 265,952 | 142,385 | 123,567 | 46.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.24 | 1 in 4.16 | 627,592 | 341,558 | 286,034 | 45.6% |
How PAWFECT PAYDAY has moved
PAWFECT PAYDAY: common questions
- How many $125,000 prizes are left in PAWFECT PAYDAY?
- 1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,188,682.
- What are the odds of winning anything on PAWFECT PAYDAY?
- 1 in 4.16 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.24 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.16, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.32.
- Is PAWFECT PAYDAY worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.7% ($3.48 back per $5 ticket), rank #33 of 62 in Virginia. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is CLUE (#2342, $5) at 69.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many PAWFECT PAYDAY tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,188,682 of roughly 2,660,990 printed tickets are unsold (55.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did PAWFECT PAYDAY launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Virginia scratchers
- CLUE — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.43 any prize
- MERRY MONEY TREE — 69.6% payout, 1 in 4.26 any prize
- BINGO — 69.0% payout, 1 in 3.50 any prize
- $100,000 Jumbo Cash — 68.9% payout, 1 in 3.93 any prize
- BANK BUSTER — 68.2% payout, 1 in 3.99 any prize