1 of 3
top prizes of $250,000 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$250,000
Launch odds1 in 3.55
Prizes remaining (all tiers)242,528
Est. tickets left
≈41%
Red Hot Money is a $10 scratch-off from the Washington Lottery (game #1997) with a top prize of $250,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.55 at launch. 2 of 3 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 41% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 242,528 prizes are still out there (it started with 590,385).
Progress report on "RED HOT MONEY": About two-thirds of the tickets have been scratched, putting it in the middle of its run. The part worth watching is the race between the tickets running out and the top prizes running out — right now, they're running about neck and neck — nothing special either way. If you're a regular on this game, bookmark it — this write-up refreshes with every morning's data.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 | 3 |
| $75,000 | 2 | 5 |
| $10,000 | 4 | 10 |
| $500 | 138 | 353 |
| $200 | 277 | 697 |
| $100 | 16,900 | 42,480 |
| $50 | 17,093 | 42,638 |
| $25 | 17,663 | 42,834 |
| $20 | 68,453 | 167,855 |
| $10 | 121,997 | 293,510 |
Prize counts come straight from official Washington lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
1 of the 3 top prizes of $250,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Washington lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.
Red Hot Money is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #1997 from the Washington Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 3.55, 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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