RED HOT MONEY Washington scratch-off #1997
$0.72 / $1$10 ticketTop prize $250,000
Return per $1 now
$0.72
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$7.15
vs $10 cost
Return at launch
$7.29
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
1 in 3.55
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 7.06
win more than the $10 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
1,039,426
of ~2,097,400 printed
Prizes remaining
49.6%
$7,434,315 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
10/10
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
1
$250,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% | — |
| $75,000 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60.0% | — |
| $10,000 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 60.0% | — |
| $500 | 353 | 185 | 168 | 47.6% | — |
| $200 | 697 | 355 | 342 | 49.1% | — |
| $100 | 42,480 | 21,907 | 20,573 | 48.4% | — |
| $50 | 42,638 | 21,905 | 20,733 | 48.6% | — |
| $25 | 42,834 | 21,607 | 21,227 | 49.6% | — |
| $20 | 167,855 | 85,155 | 82,700 | 49.3% | — |
| $10 | 293,510 | 146,681 | 146,829 | 50.0% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($7,434,315) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (1,039,426), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $7.15 per $10 ticket — $0.72 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $2.85 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the Washington's Lottery published print run (~2,097,400 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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