Are the top prizes in DC 3 Scratcher still available?

2 of 2 top prizes worth $35,000 are still unclaimed.

What does a DC 3 Scratcher ticket pay back?

You get back about 78¢ of every $1, on average. That is an estimate from the Washington, D.C. Lottery's published prize counts, not a prediction for any single ticket.

Washington, D.C. · $3 ticket · #1659

DC 3 Scratcher

Updated today

2 top prizes are still unclaimed at $35,000. A $3 ticket returns about 78¢ on average.

Includes free-ticket prizes

Pays back per $1 78¢ about 77¢ when the game launched

Top prize $35,000 2 of 2 still unclaimed

How far along 18% about 18% of tickets already sold · roughly 198,021 tickets left (estimated) 1 in 3.84 tickets wins something

Prizes still unclaimed

Prize	Still unclaimed	Originally printed
$35,000	2	2
$3,500	7	8
$500	45	58
$50	588	733
$30	1,337	1,688
$20	3,917	4,850
$10	5,863	7,275
$6	7,807	9,700
$3	11,775	14,550
Free ticket	19,927	24,250

The full numbers

Expected value, current: 0.7835 per $1 wagered
Expected value at launch: 0.7683 per $1 wagered
Overall odds as published: 1 in 3.84
Estimated tickets printed: 242,358
Estimated tickets remaining: 198,021
Estimated fraction sold: 0.1829
Game number: #1659

Payback trend across our stored snapshots: new game — collecting data

Source: the Washington, D.C. Lottery's own game page. Every figure here is an estimate — how we figure them.