
District of Columbia· Launched Oct 2023· 1118 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.66
USA percentile
46th
of 2,159 games
Top prizes left
1
$20,000 tier
% sold-through
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2026-10-26
Forecast sellout
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Twisted Treasure is a $3 scratch-off game from the District of Columbia lottery (game #1564). It launched in October 2023. As of the most recent daily scan, 1 top prize of $20,000 remains unclaimed, as published by the District of Columbia lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.95. Our models put its expected value at 0.66 per dollar, returning about $0.66 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 11 of 15 $3 games on sale in District of Columbia.
THE THESIS
At 0.66 EV/$, this game ranks 11 of 15 same-price games on sale in District of Columbia (median 0.67).
Total unclaimed prize value: $211,668 — 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 $20,000 top prizes is still unclaimed; across the 10 prize levels the lottery reports, 27,152 of 61,356 prizes (44%) remain; the thinnest level is $300, with 33% of its prizes left.
At current prize levels a $3 ticket returns about $1.97 on average (0.66 per dollar), which ranks 11 of 15 $3 games on sale in District of Columbia, below the $3 median of 0.67. Among every District of Columbia game with a computable value it is 93 of 167; nationally it sits in the 46th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
No claims were recorded on the reported prize levels over the last 30 days.
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
Same state · same price tier · similar EV signal
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