How to de-cypher smudged product key information

My hard drive failed and I've re-installed my drivers and windows to a new hard. My Windows product key sticker is smudged and I have it narrowed down 3 hard to read sections. 2 spots with 2 variables, 1 spot with .3 I used https://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/ to de-crypt the installed product key but it was a completely different OEM product key.
Is there a place I can go to see which product key out of 12 (note, my math may be bad) is registered to Toshiba (or does Toshiba add un-registered product keys to the bottom of the laptop because it's completely different from the one that is on the bad hard drive) or an email address for toshiba for me to send my serial number to to receive the product key back? It's after black friday and the wait queue is too long to sit on and be charged however much a minute for such a simple issue.

Satellite P755-S5382
Downloads here.
If not for you, this is for others who stumble across this thread.
It's best to restore the hard disk to its original out-of-the-box contents using Toshiba recovery media. All the drivers and utilities are properly preinstalled. Windows is preactivated; so there is no need for a product key.
If you failed to burn recovery discs, you can obtain them from Toshiba. Scroll down to Get Recovery Media here.
For instructions, see the section Restoring from recovery DVDs/media, which begins on p. 76 of the User's Guide.
Satellite/Satellite Pro P700 Series User’s Guide
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