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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
$7.16
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
585,898
of ~2,097,400 printed
Prizes remaining
27.9%
$4,192,965 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 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% | — |
| $10,000 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30.0% | — |
| $500 | 353 | 260 | 93 | 26.3% | — |
| $200 | 697 | 508 | 189 | 27.1% | — |
| $100 | 42,480 | 31,269 | 11,211 | 26.4% | — |
| $50 | 42,638 | 31,247 | 11,391 | 26.7% | — |
| $25 | 42,834 | 30,857 | 11,977 | 28.0% | — |
| $20 | 167,855 | 121,551 | 46,304 | 27.6% | — |
| $10 | 293,510 | 209,759 | 83,751 | 28.5% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($4,192,965) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (585,898), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $7.16 per $10 ticket — $0.72 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $2.84 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: 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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