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LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1942

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LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION (#1942) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #60 of 60 active games on current payout (49.2%, $2.46 expected back per ticket) and #19 of 19 $5 games, #59 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.46) and #43 on top-prize odds (1 in 699,639). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.7 points (49.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.9% (1 in 4.72 at launch). 1 of 12 top prizes of $1,000 remain, and we estimate 699,639 tickets are still unsold (85.1% sold). That is below average for Washington; the Washington ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
49.2%
49.9% at launch
Expected value
$2.46
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.46
1 in 4.72 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.46
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.01
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 699,639
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 12
$1,000 each
Tickets remaining
14.9%
≈ 699,639 tickets

Last top prize claimed: September 22, 2026, 45 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION, 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, 156,892 of 993,660 prizes (15.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000 1 in 390,992 1 in 699,639 12 11 1 8.3%
$100 1 in 1,642 1 in 2,010 2,858 2,510 348 12.2%
$50 1 in 96.8 1 in 112.3 48,486 42,258 6,228 12.8%
$20 1 in 48.0 1 in 52.3 97,758 84,393 13,365 13.7%
$15 1 in 40.0 1 in 41.2 117,226 100,254 16,972 14.5%
$10 1 in 14.3 1 in 13.9 328,576 278,161 50,415 15.3%
$5 1 in 11.8 1 in 10.1 398,740 329,178 69,562 17.4%
LIFE 1 in 1,172,975 1 in 699,639 4 3 1 25.0%
All prizes1 in 4.721 in 4.46 993,660836,768 156,89215.8%

How LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION has moved

48% 52% 55% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION. 47 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION: common questions

How many $1,000 prizes are left in LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION?
1 of 12 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 699,639.
What are the odds of winning anything on LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION?
1 in 4.46 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.72 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.46, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.01.
Is LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION worth buying?
Its current payout is 49.2% ($2.46 back per $5 ticket), rank #60 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 LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION tickets are left?
We estimate 699,639 of roughly 4,691,900 printed tickets are unsold (85.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did LUCKY FOR LIFE 19TH EDITION launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on September 21, 2026. It is still on sale.

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