PAYDAY — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1975
PAYDAY (#1975) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #10 of 60 active games on current payout (76.3%, $3.82 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 19 $5 games, #4 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.65) and #56 on top-prize odds (—). Since launch the payout has risen 8.9 points (67.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 27.3% (1 in 3.38 at launch). 0 of 4 top prizes of $75,000 remain, and we estimate 219,517 tickets are still unsold (91.1% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best Washington scratch games to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 3.38 to 1 in 2.65, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.22 million and 0.30 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
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. 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, 82,760 of 731,000 prizes (11.3%) 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 219,517 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,987 | 1 in 1,996 | 1,242 | 1,132 | 110 | 8.9% |
| $75 | 1 in 1,640 | 1 in 1,483 | 1,505 | 1,357 | 148 | 9.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 48.8 | 1 in 45.5 | 50,590 | 45,764 | 4,826 | 9.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 389.5 | 1 in 367.1 | 6,336 | 5,738 | 598 | 9.4% |
| $25 | 1 in 500.9 | 1 in 484.6 | 4,927 | 4,474 | 453 | 9.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 47.5 | 49,358 | 44,732 | 4,626 | 9.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 11.9 | 172,700 | 154,308 | 18,392 | 10.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 5.55 | 1 in 4.10 | 444,328 | 390,722 | 53,606 | 12.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.38 | 1 in 2.65 | 731,000 | 648,240 | 82,760 | 11.3% |
How PAYDAY has moved
PAYDAY: common questions
- How many $75,000 prizes are left in PAYDAY?
- 0 of 4 as of November 6, 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 as of November 6, 2026, 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 7.53.
- Is PAYDAY worth buying?
- Its current payout is 76.3% ($3.82 back per $5 ticket), rank #10 of 60 in Washington. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. 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 PAYDAY tickets are left?
- We estimate 219,517 of roughly 2,467,900 printed tickets are unsold (91.1% 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 — 78.4% payout, 1 in 2.60 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
- SUPER 7S — 70.2% payout, 1 in 3.12 any prize