At a glance
Red Hot Cash is a $3 ticket from the Kansas Lottery. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.01 are the best of the 4 $3 tickets Kansas sells. It has been on sale since August 2024.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.01
Exp. Value
No Data
Top Prize
$15,000
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
No Data
ValueScore™
36 / 100
Below Avg
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Not enough data to calculate expected value for this game.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Left |
|---|---|
| $15,000 | 4 |
| $1,000 | 6 |
| $600 | 30 |
| $300 | 35 |
| $200 | 124 |
| $100 | 366 |
| $60 | 1,280 |
| $30 | 4,137 |
| $20 | 7,940 |
| $15 | 8,110 |
| $10 | 19,740 |
| $8 | 20,399 |
| $6 | 33,680 |
| $5 | 33,289 |
| $3 | 77,701 |
Kansas only publishes the number of unclaimed prizes at its top prize levels, not the original prize counts. Totals and percent-remaining are unavailable, and smaller prizes are not itemized.
Prize History
Top prizes left
All 4 $15,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.
40
March 6October 14
From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
36
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
36
out of 100
Expected Value
0/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
6/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/14/2026
Game Details
- State
- Kansas
- Game Number
- 263
- Ticket Price
- $3
- Start Date
- 8/4/2024
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/14/2026
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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.01 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Red Hot Cash scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Red Hot Cash scores 36/100 (Below Average) and is 2nd of Kansas's 4 $3 tickets, in the top third.
What are the odds of winning the Red Hot Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Red Hot Cash are 1 in 4.01. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Red Hot Cash?
The top prize for Red Hot Cash is $15,000. As of our latest update, 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
Every $3 ticket in Kansas
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Word Blast Series | 42 | 1 in 4.10 | $15K · 7 |
| Red Hot Cash (this game) | 36 | 1 in 4.01 | $15K · 4 |
| Block-o | 29 | 1 in 4.20 | $15K · 4 |
| Word Games | 18 | 1 in 4.16 | $15K · 1 |