$500 FRENZY — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1982
$500 FRENZY (#1982) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #31 of 59 active games on current payout (68.2%, $3.41 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 20 $5 games, #15 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.13) and #4 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,509). Since launch the payout has risen 0.8 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 7.3% (1 in 3.35 at launch). 164 of 1018 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 411,546 tickets are still unsold (81.5% 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. Across all tiers, 131,648 of 663,016 prizes (19.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 2,184 | 1 in 2,509 | 1,018 | 854 | 164 | 16.1% |
| $200 | 1 in 30,041 | 1 in 29,396 | 74 | 60 | 14 | 18.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 4,641 | 1 in 4,522 | 479 | 388 | 91 | 19.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.2 | 1 in 52.0 | 45,199 | 37,290 | 7,909 | 17.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 242.5 | 1 in 248.1 | 9,166 | 7,507 | 1,659 | 18.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 332.2 | 1 in 343.8 | 6,692 | 5,495 | 1,197 | 17.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.3 | 1 in 100.3 | 22,158 | 18,053 | 4,105 | 18.5% |
| $15 | 1 in 201.6 | 1 in 192.5 | 11,026 | 8,888 | 2,138 | 19.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 13.8 | 155,826 | 125,974 | 29,852 | 19.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 5.40 | 1 in 4.87 | 411,378 | 326,859 | 84,519 | 20.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.35 | 1 in 3.13 | 663,016 | 531,368 | 131,648 | 19.9% |
How $500 FRENZY has moved
$500 FRENZY: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in $500 FRENZY?
- 164 of 1018 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,509.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500 FRENZY?
- 1 in 3.13 today, compared with 1 in 3.35 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.13, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.73.
- Is $500 FRENZY worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.2% ($3.41 back per $5 ticket), rank #31 of 59 in Washington. The best $5 alternative today is QUEEN OF HEARTS (#1913, $5) at 78.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500 FRENZY tickets are left?
- We estimate 411,546 of roughly 2,223,000 printed tickets are unsold (81.5% 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 — 78.3% payout, 1 in 2.60 any prize
- WILD 10S — 77.2% payout, 1 in 2.64 any prize
- PAYDAY — 76.4% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED — 74.3% payout, 1 in 2.76 any prize
- HOT & COLD NUMBERS — 72.4% payout, 1 in 3.13 any prize