The odds of winning any prize on Red Hot $1,000s are 1 in 3.76 (26.61%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 1250 of the 2532 $1,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1282 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 8, 2026. We estimate about 51% of the game's 1,951,293 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Red Hot $1,000s is on sale at Minnesota Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 5 $10 Minnesota scratch-offs on sale, Red Hot $1,000s ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.76 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is Cash Bar Multiplier, where 1 in 3.04 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Red Hot $1,000s has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000 at 1 in 772 (1,282 of 2,532 left); $500+ at 1 in 493 (725 of 1,426 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $100+ at 1 in 102 (15,193 printed); $50+ at 1 in 40.3 (29,244 printed); $30+ at 1 in 32.2 (12,146 printed); $25+ at 1 in 14.1 (78,070 printed); $20+ at 1 in 7.35 (126,786 printed); $10+ at 1 in 3.76 (253,564 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Red Hot $1,000s ticket are 1 in 3.76 (26.61%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.35 (13.61%).

Red Hot $1,000s costs $10 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Minnesota Lottery retailers throughout the state.