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RED HOT MONEY — $20 Missouri Scratcher #563

Data captured · launched August 31, 2026

RED HOT MONEY (#563) is a $20 Missouri scratcher launched on August 31, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #18 of 49 active games on current payout (75.3%, $15.05 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 10 $20 games, #12 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.24) and #34 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,406,182). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.4 points (77.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.8% (1 in 3.08 at launch). 2 of 2 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,812,363 tickets are still unsold (13.3% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
75.3%
77.7% at launch
Expected value
$15.05
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.24
1 in 3.08 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.24
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.75
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 2,970
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 2
$2,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
86.7%
≈ 2,812,363 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in RED HOT MONEY, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Missouri game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 868,994 of 1,053,586 prizes (82.5%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$2,000,000 1 in 1,622,522 1 in 1,406,182 2 0 2 100.0%
$100,000 1 in 811,261 1 in 703,091 4 0 4 100.0%
$20,000 1 in 649,009 1 in 562,473 5 0 5 100.0%
$10,000 1 in 295,004 1 in 312,485 11 2 9 81.8%
$5,000 1 in 129,802 1 in 140,618 25 5 20 80.0%
$1,000 1 in 3,010 1 in 3,101 1,078 171 907 84.1%
$500 1 in 732.8 1 in 773.3 4,428 791 3,637 82.1%
$200 1 in 433.8 1 in 456.7 7,480 1,322 6,158 82.3%
$100 1 in 27.6 1 in 29.1 117,581 20,911 96,670 82.2%
$50 1 in 23.3 1 in 24.5 139,216 24,643 114,573 82.3%
$40 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.5 324,342 57,036 267,306 82.4%
$20 1 in 7.06 1 in 7.41 459,414 79,711 379,703 82.6%
All prizes1 in 3.081 in 3.24 1,053,586184,592 868,99482.5%

How RED HOT MONEY has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking RED HOT MONEY. 47 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

RED HOT MONEY: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in RED HOT MONEY?
2 of 2 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,406,182.
What are the odds of winning anything on RED HOT MONEY?
1 in 3.24 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.08 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.24, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.75.
Is RED HOT MONEY worth buying?
Its current payout is 75.3% ($15.05 back per $20 ticket), rank #18 of 49 in Missouri. The best $20 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is MONEY (#538, $20) at 79.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many RED HOT MONEY tickets are left?
We estimate 2,812,363 of roughly 3,245,045 printed tickets are unsold (13.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did RED HOT MONEY launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on August 31, 2026. It is still on sale.

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