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Average valueActiveRED HOT MONEY · $10 · Washington Lottery
RED HOT MONEY: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.32 on average.
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $10 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $10 WA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM
RED HOT MONEY is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.2%, up 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 72.9%. 2 of the original 3 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 31% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
73.2%
expected return
1 in 3.55
odds of any win
2 of 3
$250K top prizes left
31%
claimed · 659k of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 404,719 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 5,730 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.32 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
$0.66 · 6.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
404,705 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
31% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
2.1M
tickets printed
659k
tickets claimed · 31%
1.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
69%
67% of top prizes remain with 69% 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 17, 2026, 6:48 AM.
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