$500 FRENZY — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1982
$500 FRENZY (#1982) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #36 of 60 active games on current payout (67.8%, $3.39 expected back per ticket) and #13 of 19 $5 games, #14 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.16) and #4 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,467). Since launch the payout has risen 0.3 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 6.3% (1 in 3.35 at launch). 163 of 1018 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 402,126 tickets are still unsold (81.9% sold). That is below average for Washington; the Washington ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $500 FRENZY, 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 Washington game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 127,455 of 663,016 prizes (19.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 2,184 | 1 in 2,467 | 1,018 | 855 | 163 | 16.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 30,041 | 1 in 28,723 | 74 | 60 | 14 | 18.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 4,641 | 1 in 4,468 | 479 | 389 | 90 | 18.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.2 | 1 in 52.4 | 45,199 | 37,528 | 7,671 | 17.0% |
| $30 | 1 in 242.5 | 1 in 250.5 | 9,166 | 7,561 | 1,605 | 17.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 332.2 | 1 in 346.7 | 6,692 | 5,532 | 1,160 | 17.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.3 | 1 in 100.9 | 22,158 | 18,173 | 3,985 | 18.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 201.6 | 1 in 192.4 | 11,026 | 8,936 | 2,090 | 19.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 13.9 | 155,826 | 126,945 | 28,881 | 18.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 5.40 | 1 in 4.92 | 411,378 | 329,582 | 81,796 | 19.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.35 | 1 in 3.16 | 663,016 | 535,561 | 127,455 | 19.2% |
How $500 FRENZY has moved
$500 FRENZY: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in $500 FRENZY?
- 163 of 1018 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,467.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500 FRENZY?
- 1 in 3.16 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.35 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.16, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.81.
- Is $500 FRENZY worth buying?
- Its current payout is 67.8% ($3.39 back per $5 ticket), rank #36 of 60 in Washington. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED (#1941, $5) at 75.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500 FRENZY tickets are left?
- We estimate 402,126 of roughly 2,223,000 printed tickets are unsold (81.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $500 FRENZY launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 21, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Washington scratch games
- QUEEN OF HEARTS — 78.4% payout, 1 in 2.60 any prize
- PAYDAY — 76.3% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED — 75.1% payout, 1 in 2.73 any prize
- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — 73.4% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize
- COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD — 72.5% payout, 1 in 3.26 any prize