HOT & COLD NUMBERS Washington scratch-off #1936
$0.65 / $1$5 ticketTop prize $50,000
Return per $1 now
$0.65
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$3.25
vs $5 cost
Return at launch
$3.37
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
1 in 3.48
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 8.53
win more than the $5 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
721,739
of ~2,210,300 printed
Prizes remaining
32.7%
$2,346,125 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
12/12
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
1
$50,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% | — |
| $15,000 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% | — |
| $500 | 94 | 60 | 34 | 36.2% | — |
| $100 | 1,123 | 778 | 345 | 30.7% | — |
| $75 | 1,349 | 935 | 414 | 30.7% | — |
| $50 | 45,308 | 31,461 | 13,847 | 30.6% | — |
| $30 | 7,745 | 5,374 | 2,371 | 30.6% | — |
| $25 | 4,442 | 3,057 | 1,385 | 31.2% | — |
| $20 | 44,206 | 30,404 | 13,802 | 31.2% | — |
| $10 | 154,800 | 105,156 | 49,644 | 32.1% | — |
| $5 | 375,593 | 250,195 | 125,398 | 33.4% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($2,346,125) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (721,739), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.25 per $5 ticket — $0.65 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.75 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the Washington's Lottery published print run (~2,210,300 tickets).
Data source
- Source: Washington's Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Aug 2, 2026
Prize data may be delayed or incomplete; prizes may be claimed between state updates. This page is informational, not gambling advice.
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