RED HOT MONEY — $10 Washington Scratch Game #1997
RED HOT MONEY (#1997) is a $10 Washington scratch game. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #23 of 60 active games on current payout (72.2%, $7.22 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 11 $10 games, #39 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.53) and #37 on top-prize odds (1 in 561,496). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.7 points (72.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.6% (1 in 3.55 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 561,496 tickets are still unsold (73.2% 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 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 Washington game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 158,992 of 590,385 prizes (26.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 699,133 | 1 in 561,496 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $75,000 | 1 in 419,480 | 1 in 561,496 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 209,740 | 1 in 187,165 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 5,942 | 1 in 6,239 | 353 | 263 | 90 | 25.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 3,009 | 1 in 3,019 | 697 | 511 | 186 | 26.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 49.4 | 1 in 52.0 | 42,480 | 31,678 | 10,802 | 25.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.2 | 1 in 51.3 | 42,638 | 31,684 | 10,954 | 25.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 49.0 | 1 in 48.6 | 42,834 | 31,281 | 11,553 | 27.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.6 | 167,855 | 123,236 | 44,619 | 26.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 7.15 | 1 in 6.95 | 293,510 | 212,727 | 80,783 | 27.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.55 | 1 in 3.53 | 590,385 | 431,393 | 158,992 | 26.9% |
How RED HOT MONEY has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 29, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
RED HOT MONEY: common questions
- How many $250,000 prizes are left in RED HOT MONEY?
- 1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 561,496.
- What are the odds of winning anything on RED HOT MONEY?
- 1 in 3.53 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.53, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.18.
- Is RED HOT MONEY worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.2% ($7.22 back per $10 ticket), rank #23 of 60 in Washington. The best $10 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is MONEYBAG MULTIPLIER (#1964, $10) at 77.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many RED HOT MONEY tickets are left?
- We estimate 561,496 of roughly 2,097,400 printed tickets are unsold (73.2% 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?
- We first saw it on September 21, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $10 Washington scratch games
- MONEYBAG MULTIPLIER — 77.2% payout, 1 in 3.27 any prize
- HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN — 73.5% payout, 1 in 3.80 any prize
- $1,000 FRENZY — 73.2% payout, 1 in 3.44 any prize
- DIAMOND 9S — 72.5% payout, 1 in 3.48 any prize
- $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION — 71.9% payout, 1 in 3.80 any prize