
District of Columbia· Launched Feb 2024· 992 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.76
USA percentile
85th
of 2,159 games
Top prizes left
1
$50,000 tier
% sold-through
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2026-10-26
Forecast sellout
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50X is a $5 scratch-off game from the District of Columbia lottery (game #1576). It launched in February 2024. As of the most recent daily scan, 1 top prize of $50,000 remains unclaimed, as published by the District of Columbia lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.67. Our models put its expected value at 0.76 per dollar, returning about $0.76 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 5 of 46 $5 games on sale in District of Columbia.
THE THESIS
At 0.76 EV/$, this game ranks 5 of 46 same-price games on sale in District of Columbia (median 0.70).
Total unclaimed prize value: $325,745 — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active DC games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.
No other active DC games currently clear break-even.
Top-prize claim history is not published for this state.
States that report individual claim events (TX, NY, PA, FL, NC) will show a full timeline here. This game's state does not currently publish that data.
ABOUT THIS GAME
As of October 26, 2026, 1 of the 2 $50,000 top prizes is still unclaimed; across the 12 prize levels the lottery reports, 23,291 of 99,702 prizes (23%) remain; the thinnest level is $75, with 21% of its prizes left.
At current prize levels a $5 ticket returns about $3.81 on average (0.76 per dollar), which ranks 5 of 46 $5 games on sale in District of Columbia, above the $5 median of 0.70. Among every District of Columbia game with a computable value it is 23 of 167; nationally it sits in the 85th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Over the last 30 days, 1 prize was claimed across the reported levels, none of them a top prize.
District of Columbia also sells 2 other issues of 50X: game #1651 and game #1437. Each issue has its own print run and prize pool, so their odds and remaining prizes differ.
Figures come from the prize data the District of Columbia lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the October 26, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
SIMILAR PLAYS IN DC
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