PICK YOUR POTION — $5 Washington Scratch Game #2011
PICK YOUR POTION (#2011) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #29 of 60 active games on current payout (69.4%, $3.47 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 19 $5 games, #12 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.09) and #25 on top-prize odds (1 in 474,684). Since launch the payout has risen 2.0 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 7.9% (1 in 3.34 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 474,684 tickets are still unsold (61.4% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Last top prize claimed: October 13, 2026, 24 days ago.
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. 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, 153,559 of 368,226 prizes (41.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 307,050 | 1 in 474,684 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 204,700 | 1 in 158,228 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 153,525 | 1 in 237,342 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 9,748 | 1 in 9,129 | 126 | 74 | 52 | 41.3% |
| $75 | 1 in 12,282 | 1 in 11,578 | 100 | 59 | 41 | 41.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.0 | 1 in 48.8 | 25,064 | 15,336 | 9,728 | 38.8% |
| $30 | 1 in 148.7 | 1 in 144.5 | 8,259 | 4,974 | 3,285 | 39.8% |
| $25 | 1 in 395.8 | 1 in 393.9 | 3,103 | 1,898 | 1,205 | 38.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 99.9 | 1 in 96.5 | 12,300 | 7,381 | 4,919 | 40.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 199.1 | 1 in 189.0 | 6,170 | 3,658 | 2,512 | 40.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 13.5 | 85,920 | 50,869 | 35,051 | 40.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 5.41 | 1 in 4.91 | 227,166 | 130,406 | 96,760 | 42.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.34 | 1 in 3.09 | 368,226 | 214,667 | 153,559 | 41.7% |
How PICK YOUR POTION has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- November 5, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- October 13, 2026: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
- October 3, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
- September 24, 2026: one $50,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
PICK YOUR POTION: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in PICK YOUR POTION?
- 1 of 4 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 474,684.
- What are the odds of winning anything on PICK YOUR POTION?
- 1 in 3.09 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.34 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.09, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.36.
- Is PICK YOUR POTION worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.4% ($3.47 back per $5 ticket), rank #29 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 PICK YOUR POTION tickets are left?
- We estimate 474,684 of roughly 1,228,200 printed tickets are unsold (61.4% 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 — 78.4% payout, 1 in 2.60 any prize
- PAYDAY — 76.3% payout, 1 in 2.65 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