1 of 4
top prizes of $50,000 still out there
Ticket price$5
Top prize$50,000
Launch odds1 in 3.48
Prizes remaining (all tiers)206,187
Est. tickets left
≈32%
Hot & Cold Numbers is a $5 scratch-off from the Washington Lottery (game #1936) with a top prize of $50,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.48 at launch. 3 of 4 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 32% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 206,187 prizes are still out there (it started with 634,674).
"HOT & COLD NUMBERS" offers a top prize of $50,000 and twelve prize levels in all. The prize money leans toward small, frequent prizes. Games shaped like this pay small prizes often and large prizes rarely. This design never changes, while every other number on this page does.
Tomorrow's count on "HOT & COLD NUMBERS" will be a little different. The game sells every day, and this page keeps track.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 | 4 |
| $15,000 | 1 | 5 |
| $1,000 | 1 | 5 |
| $500 | 34 | 94 |
| $100 | 345 | 1,123 |
| $75 | 411 | 1,349 |
| $50 | 13,808 | 45,308 |
| $30 | 2,364 | 7,745 |
| $25 | 1,376 | 4,442 |
| $20 | 13,739 | 44,206 |
| $10 | 49,397 | 154,800 |
| $5 | 124,710 | 375,593 |
Prize counts come straight from official Washington lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
1 of the 4 top prizes of $50,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Washington lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Hot & Cold Numbers is a $5 scratch-off. It is game #1936 from the Washington Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.48, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official Washington lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
Prize counts are just the start. SmartScratcher turns them into a ticket value, a 0–100 score, and a straight answer for every game — so you skip the picked-clean ones and play the good ones.
Get SmartScratcher→