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Ranked 13th of 64 Tickets in Washington

SERIOUS MONEYWashington Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Washington Lottery
59
VALUESCORE
Fair
$30WashingtonGame #1801GREEN
At a glance

The Washington Lottery sells SERIOUS MONEY as a $30 ticket. No $30 ticket in Washington has better overall odds: 1 in 2.86, against 3 others at that price. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 6% of prizes remain.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.86
Exp. Value
$0.78
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
6%
ValueScore™
59 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.78
→
AVERAGE
At #13 of 64 in Washington, better than about 81% of the state's games, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • $0.78 back per dollar puts this game's return ahead of the pack.
  • At 1 in 2.86 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$2,000,000
0 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 838K
All claimed
$10,000
1 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 168K
now ~1 in 214K
$1,000
3 of 50 left
launch odds 1 in 67K
now ~1 in 71K
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
$2,000,00040Claimed
$10,000201
5%
$1,000503
6%
$50055825
4%
$200132,6738,232
6%
$1501,674104
6%
$10029,9071,794
6%
$60113,1436,884
6%
$50223,36414,244
6%
$40223,36415,025
7%
$30446,72828,547
6%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$78,598,580
Current Prize Pool
$4,449,550
Payout Percentage
5.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
74,859

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
3,350,447
Estimated Remaining
214,097
% Remaining
6.4%
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

The last $2,000,000 top prize was reported claimed on August 20. 2 were left on March 6, when our records for it began.

20
2
1
0
March 6October 19
  • August 20, 20261 claimed · 0 left
  • April 13, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Washington's $30 games (1.7% 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

59
VALUESCORE
Fair
59
out of 100
Expected Value
39/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
20/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1801
Ticket Price
$30
Payout %
78.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.86 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the SERIOUS MONEY scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. SERIOUS MONEY scores 59/100 (Fair) and is 3rd of the 4 active $30 games in Washington. It pays back about $0.78 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $30 tickets are listed on the Washington rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the SERIOUS MONEY scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with SERIOUS MONEY are 1 in 2.86. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for SERIOUS MONEY?
The top prize for SERIOUS MONEY is $2,000,000. All top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in SERIOUS MONEY?
Based on our latest data, 6% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 74,859 out of 1,171,485 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $30 ticket in Washington

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$2,000,000 DIAMOND Dazzler961 in 2.9978.9%$2M · 33.1%
WASHINGTON MILLIONAIRE761 in 2.9978.9%$2M · 11.9%
SERIOUS MONEY (this game)591 in 2.8678.2%$2M · 00.1%
$5,000 FRENZY581 in 2.9976.1%$5K · 260.0%

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.