Fire & Ice — $10 District of Columbia Scratcher #1626
Fire & Ice (#1626) is a $10 District of Columbia scratcher launched on June 4, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #18 of 59 active games on current payout (74.9%, $7.49 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 13 $10 games, #25 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.68) and #11 on top-prize odds (1 in 71,140). Since launch the payout has risen 1.6 points (73.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 6.0% (1 in 3.46 at launch). 2 of 2 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 142,280 tickets are still unsold (41.7% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Fire & Ice, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 38,638 of 70,519 prizes (54.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 121,998 | 1 in 71,140 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 60,999 | 1 in 71,140 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 40,666 | 1 in 47,427 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,984 | 1 in 2,092 | 123 | 55 | 68 | 55.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 168.5 | 1 in 180.3 | 1,448 | 659 | 789 | 54.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 64.8 | 4,068 | 1,871 | 2,197 | 54.0% |
| $30 | 1 in 30.4 | 1 in 32.6 | 8,014 | 3,656 | 4,358 | 54.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.7 | 24,369 | 11,100 | 13,269 | 54.5% |
| $15 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 15.9 | 16,238 | 7,263 | 8,975 | 55.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 15.9 | 16,247 | 7,272 | 8,975 | 55.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.46 | 1 in 3.68 | 70,519 | 31,881 | 38,638 | 54.8% |
How Fire & Ice has moved
Fire & Ice: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Fire & Ice?
- 2 of 2 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 71,140.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Fire & Ice?
- 1 in 3.68 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.46 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.68, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 4.80.
- Is Fire & Ice worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.9% ($7.49 back per $10 ticket), rank #18 of 59 in District of Columbia. The best $10 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is Triple 777 (#1474, $10) at 95.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Fire & Ice tickets are left?
- We estimate 142,280 of roughly 243,996 printed tickets are unsold (41.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Fire & Ice launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on June 4, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $10 District of Columbia scratchers
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- Cash King — 74.9% payout, 1 in 3.76 any prize
- Red Hot 10s — 74.5% payout, 1 in 3.34 any prize