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Average valueActiveRED HOT MONEY · $10 · Washington Lottery
RED HOT MONEY: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.35 on average.
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $10 WA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:48 PM
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $10 WA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:48 PM
RED HOT MONEY is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.5%, up 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 72.9%. 2 of the original 3 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 35% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
73.5%
expected return
1 in 3.55
odds of any win
2 of 3
$250K top prizes left
35%
claimed · 734k of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 383,735 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,754 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.66 · 66.6% of price
Mid prizes $10K – $250K
$0.69 · 6.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
383,721 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
35% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
2.1M
tickets printed
734k
tickets claimed · 35%
1.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
65%
67% of top prizes remain with only 65% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Washington Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 WA peers
#5 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Washington Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:48 PM.
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