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)206,676
Est. tickets left
≈33%
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 33% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 206,676 prizes are still out there (it started with 634,674).
Some games are best understood one row of the table at a time. On "HOT & COLD NUMBERS" right now, the most common win still waiting is $5 — 125,043 of them on the board — plus one prizes of $15,000 sitting just under the top end. The full count, top to bottom, is right below. The numbers get re-crunched every morning, and this page moves with them.
| 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 | 413 | 1,349 |
| $50 | 13,829 | 45,308 |
| $30 | 2,369 | 7,745 |
| $25 | 1,380 | 4,442 |
| $20 | 13,763 | 44,206 |
| $10 | 49,497 | 154,800 |
| $5 | 125,043 | 375,593 |
Prize counts come straight from official Washington lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
1 of the 4 top prizes of $50,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Washington lottery data from Sep 1, 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 Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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