PAYDAY — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1975
PAYDAY (#1975) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #13 of 59 active games on current payout (76.4%, $3.82 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 20 $5 games, #6 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.65) and #54 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 9.0 points (67.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 27.5% (1 in 3.38 at launch). 0 of 4 top prizes of $75,000 remain, and we estimate 229,050 tickets are still unsold (90.7% 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 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, 86,481 of 731,000 prizes (11.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 1 in 616,975 | all claimed | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 246,790 | 1 in 229,050 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,987 | 1 in 2,027 | 1,242 | 1,129 | 113 | 9.1% |
| $75 | 1 in 1,640 | 1 in 1,397 | 1,505 | 1,341 | 164 | 10.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 48.8 | 1 in 45.7 | 50,590 | 45,574 | 5,016 | 9.9% |
| $30 | 1 in 389.5 | 1 in 374.3 | 6,336 | 5,724 | 612 | 9.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 500.9 | 1 in 482.2 | 4,927 | 4,452 | 475 | 9.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 47.1 | 49,358 | 44,497 | 4,861 | 9.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 11.9 | 172,700 | 153,434 | 19,266 | 11.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 5.55 | 1 in 4.09 | 444,328 | 388,355 | 55,973 | 12.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.38 | 1 in 2.65 | 731,000 | 644,519 | 86,481 | 11.8% |
How PAYDAY has moved
PAYDAY: common questions
- How many $75,000 prizes are left in PAYDAY?
- 0 of 4 as of September 21, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on PAYDAY?
- 1 in 2.65 today, compared with 1 in 3.38 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.65, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.51.
- Is PAYDAY worth buying?
- Its current payout is 76.4% ($3.82 back per $5 ticket), rank #13 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 PAYDAY tickets are left?
- We estimate 229,050 of roughly 2,467,900 printed tickets are unsold (90.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did PAYDAY 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
- 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
- SUPER 7S — 71.9% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize