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Pick 5
$1 per playPick five digits, 50¢ or $1 a play, twice a day. Straight pays $50,000 per $1 at 1-in-100,000. Fireball doubles the price for a substitute-digit second chance.
Expected return per $1 — honest
50.0%
Next drawing
Fri 1:30 PM ET
Add-on math
Fireball60.0%
The Fireball half of the ticket returns ~60% — better than the base play's 50%.
Right now the add-on is the better half of the ticket.
Prizes & official odds
| Play type | Odds | Prize ($1 play) | FB odds | FB prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight | 1 in 100,000 | $50,000 | 1 in 20,000 | $12,000 |
| 5-Way Box | 1 in 20,000 | $10,000 | 1 in 4,000 | $2,400 |
| 10-Way Box | 1 in 10,000 | $5,000 | 1 in 2,000 | $1,200 |
| 20-Way Box | 1 in 5,000 | $2,500 | 1 in 1,000 | $600 |
| 30-Way Box | 1 in 3,333 | $1,660 | 1 in 667 | $400 |
| 60-Way Box | 1 in 1,667 | $830 | 1 in 333 | $200 |
| 120-Way Box | 1 in 833 | $416 | 1 in 167 | $100 |
Source: official odds page · retrieved 2026-07-04 · tables verified against the published overall odds
Recent drawings
All Pick 5 numbers & payouts →Aug 20MIDDAY2 · 5 · 4 · 6 · 7 · 1
Aug 20EVENING9 · 6 · 1 · 4 · 7 · 0
Aug 19MIDDAY5 · 5 · 9 · 4 · 2 · 9
Aug 19EVENING9 · 9 · 9 · 5 · 8 · 1
Aug 18MIDDAY7 · 4 · 9 · 7 · 0 · 7
Aug 18EVENING2 · 8 · 0 · 7 · 4 · 1
Aug 17EVENING6 · 0 · 8 · 4 · 0 · 1
Aug 17MIDDAY2 · 7 · 3 · 9 · 9 · 4
Aug 16EVENING9 · 1 · 4 · 5 · 1 · 3
Aug 16MIDDAY2 · 7 · 4 · 7 · 4 · 1
Scratch-offs vs tonight's draws
The best scratch-offs on the shelf are returning 75–85% right now — draw games only get close when a jackpot runs. See the scratch board →
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