PICK YOUR POTION — $5 Washington Scratch Game #2011
PICK YOUR POTION (#2011) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #39 of 59 active games on current payout (66.7%, $3.33 expected back per ticket) and #16 of 20 $5 games, #28 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.35) and #11 on top-prize odds (1 in 298,304). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.8 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.4% (1 in 3.34 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 894,911 tickets are still unsold (27.1% sold). That is below average for Washington; the Washington ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in PICK YOUR POTION, 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, 267,243 of 368,226 prizes (72.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 307,050 | 1 in 298,304 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 204,700 | 1 in 178,982 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 83.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 153,525 | 1 in 149,152 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 75.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 9,748 | 1 in 9,943 | 126 | 36 | 90 | 71.4% |
| $75 | 1 in 12,282 | 1 in 13,160 | 100 | 32 | 68 | 68.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.0 | 1 in 50.4 | 25,064 | 7,313 | 17,751 | 70.8% |
| $30 | 1 in 148.7 | 1 in 153.1 | 8,259 | 2,415 | 5,844 | 70.8% |
| $25 | 1 in 395.8 | 1 in 405.7 | 3,103 | 897 | 2,206 | 71.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 99.9 | 1 in 101.6 | 12,300 | 3,489 | 8,811 | 71.6% |
| $15 | 1 in 199.1 | 1 in 201.1 | 6,170 | 1,719 | 4,451 | 72.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 14.5 | 85,920 | 24,036 | 61,884 | 72.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 5.41 | 1 in 5.39 | 227,166 | 61,042 | 166,124 | 73.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.34 | 1 in 3.35 | 368,226 | 100,983 | 267,243 | 72.6% |
How PICK YOUR POTION has moved
PICK YOUR POTION: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in PICK YOUR POTION?
- 3 of 4 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 298,304.
- What are the odds of winning anything on PICK YOUR POTION?
- 1 in 3.35 today, compared with 1 in 3.34 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.35, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.85.
- Is PICK YOUR POTION worth buying?
- Its current payout is 66.7% ($3.33 back per $5 ticket), rank #39 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 PICK YOUR POTION tickets are left?
- We estimate 894,911 of roughly 1,228,200 printed tickets are unsold (27.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did PICK YOUR POTION 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