PAWFECT PAYDAY — $5 Virginia Scratcher #2412
PAWFECT PAYDAY (#2412) is a $5 Virginia scratcher launched on July 7, 2026. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #27 of 63 active games on current payout (72.4%, $3.62 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 18 $5 games, #28 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.98) and #57 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,381,223). Since launch the payout has risen 2.5 points (69.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 6.6% (1 in 4.24 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $125,000 remain, and we estimate 1,381,223 tickets are still unsold (48.1% 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 PAWFECT PAYDAY, 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, 347,188 of 627,592 prizes (55.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $125,000 | 1 in 886,997 | 1 in 1,381,223 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 665,248 | 1 in 690,611 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 266,099 | 1 in 276,245 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,297 | 1 in 3,090 | 807 | 360 | 447 | 55.4% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,531 | 1 in 1,469 | 1,738 | 798 | 940 | 54.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 240.0 | 1 in 232.0 | 11,089 | 5,135 | 5,954 | 53.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 171.8 | 1 in 163.4 | 15,492 | 7,037 | 8,455 | 54.6% |
| $25 | 1 in 53.4 | 1 in 51.1 | 49,814 | 22,781 | 27,033 | 54.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 38.1 | 66,488 | 30,237 | 36,251 | 54.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.3 | 1 in 11.6 | 216,195 | 97,248 | 118,947 | 55.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.26 | 265,952 | 116,799 | 149,153 | 56.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.24 | 1 in 3.98 | 627,592 | 280,404 | 347,188 | 55.3% |
How PAWFECT PAYDAY has moved
PAWFECT PAYDAY: common questions
- How many $125,000 prizes are left in PAWFECT PAYDAY?
- 1 of 3 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,381,223.
- What are the odds of winning anything on PAWFECT PAYDAY?
- 1 in 3.98 today, compared with 1 in 4.24 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.98, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.97.
- Is PAWFECT PAYDAY worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.4% ($3.62 back per $5 ticket), rank #27 of 63 in Virginia. The best $5 alternative today is CLUE (#2342, $5) at 70.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many PAWFECT PAYDAY tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,381,223 of roughly 2,660,990 printed tickets are unsold (48.1% 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 — 70.2% payout, 1 in 4.42 any prize
- $100,000 Jumbo Cash — 69.3% payout, 1 in 3.91 any prize
- LOADED WITH $250S — 69.1% payout, 1 in 3.55 any prize
- Cash in a Flash — 68.9% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- Money Money Money — 68.9% payout, 1 in 4.09 any prize