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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
717,835
of ~2,210,300 printed
Prizes remaining
32.5%
$2,335,740 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 | 938 | 411 | 30.5% | — |
| $50 | 45,308 | 31,504 | 13,804 | 30.5% | — |
| $30 | 7,745 | 5,381 | 2,364 | 30.5% | — |
| $25 | 4,442 | 3,066 | 1,376 | 31.0% | — |
| $20 | 44,206 | 30,470 | 13,736 | 31.1% | — |
| $10 | 154,800 | 105,414 | 49,386 | 31.9% | — |
| $5 | 375,593 | 250,930 | 124,663 | 33.2% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($2,335,740) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (717,835), 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: Oct 31, 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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