HOT & COLD NUMBERS — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1936
HOT & COLD NUMBERS (#1936) is a $5 Washington scratch game. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #20 of 59 active games on current payout (72.4%, $3.62 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 20 $5 games, #16 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.13) and #37 on top-prize odds (1 in 646,262). Since launch the payout has risen 4.9 points (67.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 11.2% (1 in 3.48 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 646,262 tickets are still unsold (70.8% 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 HOT & COLD NUMBERS, 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, 206,427 of 634,674 prizes (32.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 552,575 | 1 in 646,262 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $15,000 | 1 in 442,060 | 1 in 646,262 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 442,060 | 1 in 646,262 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 23,514 | 1 in 19,008 | 94 | 60 | 34 | 36.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,968 | 1 in 1,873 | 1,123 | 778 | 345 | 30.7% |
| $75 | 1 in 1,638 | 1 in 1,565 | 1,349 | 936 | 413 | 30.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 48.8 | 1 in 46.8 | 45,308 | 31,491 | 13,817 | 30.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 285.4 | 1 in 273.1 | 7,745 | 5,379 | 2,366 | 30.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 497.6 | 1 in 469.0 | 4,442 | 3,064 | 1,378 | 31.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 47.0 | 44,206 | 30,458 | 13,748 | 31.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 13.1 | 154,800 | 105,352 | 49,448 | 31.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 5.88 | 1 in 5.18 | 375,593 | 250,718 | 124,875 | 33.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.48 | 1 in 3.13 | 634,674 | 428,247 | 206,427 | 32.5% |
How HOT & COLD NUMBERS has moved
HOT & COLD NUMBERS: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in HOT & COLD NUMBERS?
- 1 of 4 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 646,262.
- What are the odds of winning anything on HOT & COLD NUMBERS?
- 1 in 3.13 today, compared with 1 in 3.48 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.13, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.92.
- Is HOT & COLD NUMBERS worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.4% ($3.62 back per $5 ticket), rank #20 of 59 in Washington. The best $5 alternative today is QUEEN OF HEARTS (#1913, $5) at 78.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many HOT & COLD NUMBERS tickets are left?
- We estimate 646,262 of roughly 2,210,300 printed tickets are unsold (70.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did HOT & COLD NUMBERS launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 21, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Washington scratch games
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- WILD 10S — 77.2% payout, 1 in 2.64 any prize
- PAYDAY — 76.4% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED — 74.3% payout, 1 in 2.76 any prize
- SUPER 7S — 71.9% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize