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Exceptional valueActiveSERIOUS MONEY · $30 · Washington Lottery
SERIOUS MONEY: Exceptional value. A $30 ticket pays back $26.55 on average.
▲ +10.3 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:49 PM
▲ +10.3 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $30 WA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:49 PM
SERIOUS MONEY is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Washington state lottery. Its current expected value is 88.5%, up 10.3 percentage points from the launch value of 78.2%. 1 of the original 4 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 89% of the 3.4M printed tickets have been sold.
88.5%
expected return
1 in 2.86
odds of any win
1 of 4
$2M jackpots left
89%
claimed · 3M of 3.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 123,666 winning tickets still unclaimed.
22 win more than $30
$40 – $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
65 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,527 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $26.55 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$20.82 · 69.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.08 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$5.65 · 18.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.7%
Just 1 ticket out of 354k carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
123,655 winning tickets remain in this range: 78% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
89% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
3.4M
tickets printed
3M
tickets claimed · 89%
354k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
11%
25% of top prizes remain with only 11% 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 $30 WA peers
#1 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Washington Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:49 PM.
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