California launches 3 new scratch-offs and the $40 one has 40 $1 million prizes
The California Lottery launched three new scratch-off tickets on sale this week, at $40, $5, and $2. The headliner is $1 Million California Cash, a $40 ticket printed with 40 top prizes of $1 million.
| Game | Price | Top prize | Top prizes | Overall odds | Cash odds | ValueScore™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 Million California Cash | $40 | $1,000,000 | 40 | 1 in 2.32 | 1 in 3.79 | 100.0 |
| Poker Multiplier | $5 | $75,000 | 25 | 1 in 3.62 | 1 in 5.31 | 64.6 |
| Boo Bucks | $2 | $30,000 | 10 | 1 in 4.10 | 1 in 6.95 | 53.0 |
$1 Million California Cash
The California Lottery promotes this game as having the most $1 million prizes ever offered on a Scratchers game. It has 40 of them in a print run of about 15 million tickets, so a $1 million win is a 1 in 375,000 shot per ticket. That is short for a million-dollar prize. Nationally, though, it is not the record. Ohio's $50 Millionaire Blowout was printed with 60 top prizes of $1 million and Illinois's $50 Millionaire Club with 50.
The overall odds of 1 in 2.32 lean heavily on free tickets. Of about 6.45 million winning tickets, 2.5 million pay a free $40 ticket, or 1 in 6 tickets sold. Count only cash and the odds are 1 in 3.79. The game pays out about 65% of sales in cash, or about 82% if each free ticket is counted at its $40 face value.
It debuts at a perfect 100.0 on our ValueScore™, #1 out of California's 55 active games.
Poker Multiplier
A $5 poker game with a mystery multiplier chip that can raise a win up to 20 times. It has 25 top prizes of $75,000 in about 30 million tickets, or 1 in 1.2 million. Free tickets are 2.6 million of its 8.3 million winners, which moves the odds from 1 in 5.31 in cash to 1 in 3.62 overall. It pays about 61% in cash and rates 64.6, second of California's 12 active $5 games.
Boo Bucks
The Halloween ticket. Ten top prizes of $30,000 in about 8 million tickets, or 1 in 800,000. This game leans on free tickets more than the other two do. Of its 1.95 million winners, 800,000 are a free $2 ticket, 41% of all wins, so the cash odds stretch to 1 in 6.95. It pays about 56% in cash and rates 53.0, the top score among California's eight $2 games.
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California Lottery: $1 Million California Cash (1749)
Frequently Asked Questions
What new Scratchers did California release in September 2026?
Three games: $1 Million California Cash at $40, Poker Multiplier at $5, and Boo Bucks at $2. The $40 game carries 40 top prizes of $1 million, and all three include a free-ticket prize as their most common win.
What is the difference between overall odds and cash odds on California Scratchers?
Overall odds count a free replacement ticket as a win. Cash odds count only money prizes. On $1 Million California Cash, overall odds are 1 in 2.32 and cash odds are 1 in 3.79, because 2.5 million of the wins are free tickets.
Does $1 Million California Cash have the most $1 million prizes of any scratch-off?
Not nationally. It has 40, which the California Lottery promotes as the most $1 million prizes ever offered on a Scratchers game. Ohio's $50 Millionaire Blowout was printed with 60 top prizes of $1 million, and Illinois's $50 Millionaire Club with 50.
Jessie Jurado is a news writer who covers new scratch-off launches, state lottery guides, taxes on winnings, news, and much more. She joined ScratchCheck in 2026 and writes the site's state-by-state coverage.
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