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$250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITIONWashington Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Washington Lottery
47
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10WashingtonGame #1971GREEN
At a glance

$250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION costs $10 a ticket from the Washington Lottery. By our estimate the $250,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 486,913 per ticket, down from 1 in 726,055. 50% of its winning tickets pay $10 or less, no more than the ticket cost.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.61
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$250,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
22%
ValueScore™
47 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 7th of the 11 active $10 games in Washington.
Why
→Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 726K at launch, about 1 in 487K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $250,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Prizes hit less often here, roughly 28% per ticket (1 in 3.61).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$250,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 726K
now ~1 in 487K
$50,000
6 of 29 left
launch odds 1 in 75K
now ~1 in 81K
$1,000
4 of 29 left
launch odds 1 in 75K
now ~1 in 122K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$250,00031
33%
$50,000296
21%
$1,000294
14%
$50017942
23%
$200552129
23%
$10036,3657,829
22%
$5043,8719,461
22%
$2543,6939,752
22%
$20174,07638,537
22%
$10304,57369,118
23%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$15,878,525
Current Prize Pool
$3,562,470
Payout Percentage
22.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
134,879

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,178,166
Estimated Remaining
486,913
% Remaining
22.4%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, one $250,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on May 18.

20
2
1
March 6October 19
  • May 18, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.9% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for Washington's $10 games (1.3% a week).

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

47
VALUESCORE
Fair
47
out of 100
Expected Value
29/40
Prize Quality
7/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1971
Ticket Price
$10
Payout %
72.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.61 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION scores 47/100 (Fair) and is 7th of the 11 active $10 games in Washington. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the Washington rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION are 1 in 3.61. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION?
The top prize for $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION is $250,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION?
Based on our latest data, 22% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 134,879 out of 603,370 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $10 ticket in Washington

All 11 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN751 in 3.7972.9%$250K · 3-
MONEYBAG MULTIPLIER591 in 3.4673.0%$200K · 24.8%
CUBE CROSSWORD551 in 3.5473.2%$250K · 21.8%
RED HOT MONEY551 in 3.5572.9%$250K · 11.5%
$1,000 FRENZY501 in 3.5573.0%$1K · 1540.3%
KEYS AND CASH491 in 3.5569.2%$25K · 12.9%
$250,000 LOTERIA 8TH EDITION (this game)471 in 3.6172.9%$250K · 11.9%
GO FOR THE GREEN461 in 3.4772.9%$250K · 10.0%
TRIPLE JACKPOT451 in 3.5573.0%$250K · 10.0%
PINK PANTHER CROSSWORD441 in 3.5473.0%$250K · 10.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.