HOT & COLD NUMBERS — $5 Washington Scratch Game #1936
HOT & COLD NUMBERS (#1936) was a $5 Washington scratch game. Its final figures, from November 5, 2026, were 72.4% payout ($3.62 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.13 for any prize and 1 in 645,559 for the top prize. 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 were never claimed, and we estimate 70.8% of its tickets had sold. HOT & COLD NUMBERS is no longer on sale in Washington; the figures below are final as of November 5, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until November 5, 2026.
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. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Washington game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 206,101 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 645,559 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $15,000 | 1 in 442,060 | 1 in 645,559 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 442,060 | 1 in 645,559 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 23,514 | 1 in 18,987 | 94 | 60 | 34 | 36.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,968 | 1 in 1,871 | 1,123 | 778 | 345 | 30.7% |
| $75 | 1 in 1,638 | 1 in 1,571 | 1,349 | 938 | 411 | 30.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 48.8 | 1 in 46.8 | 45,308 | 31,505 | 13,803 | 30.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 285.4 | 1 in 273.1 | 7,745 | 5,381 | 2,364 | 30.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 497.6 | 1 in 469.2 | 4,442 | 3,066 | 1,376 | 31.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 47.0 | 44,206 | 30,470 | 13,736 | 31.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.3 | 1 in 13.1 | 154,800 | 105,421 | 49,379 | 31.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 5.88 | 1 in 5.18 | 375,593 | 250,943 | 124,650 | 33.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.48 | 1 in 3.13 | 634,674 | 428,573 | 206,101 | 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 November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 645,559.
- What are the odds of winning anything on HOT & COLD NUMBERS?
- 1 in 3.13 as of November 6, 2026, 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 7.93.
- Is HOT & COLD NUMBERS worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.4% ($3.62 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 60 in Washington. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED (#1941, $5) at 75.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many HOT & COLD NUMBERS tickets are left?
- We estimate 645,559 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 has ended.
Other $5 Washington scratch games
- QUEEN OF HEARTS — 78.4% payout, 1 in 2.60 any prize
- PAYDAY — 76.3% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- MONEY MAKER SLINGO TRIO 2ND ED — 75.1% payout, 1 in 2.73 any prize
- SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — 73.4% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize
- COLOR BLOCK CROSSWORD — 72.5% payout, 1 in 3.26 any prize