RED HOT MONEY — $10 Washington Scratch Game #1997
RED HOT MONEY (#1997) is a $10 Washington scratch game. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #16 of 59 active games on current payout (74.7%, $7.47 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 11 $10 games, #30 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.37) and #43 on top-prize odds (1 in 721,106). Since launch the payout has risen 1.8 points (72.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.4% (1 in 3.55 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 721,106 tickets are still unsold (65.6% 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. Across all tiers, 213,940 of 590,385 prizes (36.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 699,133 | 1 in 721,106 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $75,000 | 1 in 419,480 | 1 in 721,106 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 209,740 | 1 in 180,277 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 5,942 | 1 in 5,769 | 353 | 228 | 125 | 35.4% |
| $200 | 1 in 3,009 | 1 in 2,873 | 697 | 446 | 251 | 36.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 49.4 | 1 in 48.6 | 42,480 | 27,651 | 14,829 | 34.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 49.2 | 1 in 48.1 | 42,638 | 27,642 | 14,996 | 35.2% |
| $25 | 1 in 49.0 | 1 in 46.4 | 42,834 | 27,293 | 15,541 | 36.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.0 | 167,855 | 107,515 | 60,340 | 35.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 7.15 | 1 in 6.69 | 293,510 | 185,658 | 107,852 | 36.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.55 | 1 in 3.37 | 590,385 | 376,445 | 213,940 | 36.2% |
How RED HOT MONEY has moved
RED HOT MONEY: common questions
- How many $250,000 prizes are left in RED HOT MONEY?
- 1 of 3 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 721,106.
- What are the odds of winning anything on RED HOT MONEY?
- 1 in 3.37 today, compared with 1 in 3.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.37, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.80.
- Is RED HOT MONEY worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.7% ($7.47 back per $10 ticket), rank #16 of 59 in Washington. The best $10 alternative today is TRIPLE JACKPOT (#1935, $10) at 78.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many RED HOT MONEY tickets are left?
- We estimate 721,106 of roughly 2,097,400 printed tickets are unsold (65.6% 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
- TRIPLE JACKPOT — 78.2% payout, 1 in 3.45 any prize
- $1,000 FRENZY — 74.1% payout, 1 in 3.40 any prize
- $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION — 72.2% payout, 1 in 3.60 any prize
- CUBE CROSSWORD — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.64 any prize
- MONEYBAG MULTIPLIER — 69.5% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize