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Ranked 19th of 55 Tickets in California

$1,000,000 PokerCalifornia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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61
VALUESCORE
Good
$10CaliforniaGame #1725GREEN
At a glance

$1,000,000 Poker is one of the California Lottery's $10 games. Only 21% of its winning tickets pay $10 or less; the rest pay more than the ticket cost. Free tickets make up 21% of its winners.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.50
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
9
Prizes Remaining
54%
ValueScore™
61 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
It is 4th among the 10 $10 games California sells, with better-than-average value overall.
Why
↑The game is early in its life, with the bulk of its prizes unclaimed.
  • Strong expected value of $0.75 per $1: a bigger slice of ticket sales is still sitting in the prize pool than usual.
  • Average win frequency: about a 29% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.50).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$1,000,000
9 of 18 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
now ~1 in 1.3M
$20,000
10 of 18 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
now ~1 in 1.2M
$10,000
20 of 37 left
launch odds 1 in 583K
now ~1 in 587K
$5,000
23 of 38 left
launch odds 1 in 568K
now ~1 in 510K
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

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$1,000,0001 in 1,200,000189
50%
$20,0001 in 1,200,0001810
56%
$10,0001 in 583,7843720
54%
$5,0001 in 568,4213823
61%
$1,0001 in 15,7781,369777
57%
$5001 in 2,9727,2693,915
54%
$2001 in 65233,12317,910
54%
$1001 in 93232,023124,891
54%
$501 in 62350,660189,057
54%
$251 in 38575,497311,434
54%
$201 in 141,514,820821,214
54%
$151 in 102,156,2401,172,128
54%
$10
Free ticket
1 in 171,296,000711,426
55%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$161,270,825
Current Prize Pool
$86,679,760
Payout Percentage
53.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
3,352,814

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
21,584,892
Estimated Remaining
11,734,849
% Remaining
54.4%
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 August 8, when our records for it began, 4 $1,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 9. The most recent was on October 1.

137
13
11
10
9
August 8October 19
  • October 1, 20261 claimed · 9 left
  • September 4, 20261 claimed · 10 left
  • August 15, 20262 claimed · 11 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for California's $10 games (1.8% 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

61
VALUESCORE
Good
61
out of 100
Expected Value
24/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
11/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1725
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
4/20/2026
Payout %
74.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.50 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $1,000,000 Poker scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. $1,000,000 Poker scores 61/100 (Good) and is 4th among the 10 $10 games California sells. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $1,000,000 Poker scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $1,000,000 Poker are 1 in 3.50. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $1,000,000 Poker?
The top prize for $1,000,000 Poker is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 9 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $10 ticket in California

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Mystery Crossword791 in 3.4778.5%$750K · 214.0%
Set For Life781 in 3.7678.4%$6M · 54.6%
Polar Payout711 in 3.6174.0%$1M · 4-
$1,000,000 Poker (this game)611 in 3.5074.7%$1M · 91.1%
Neon Jackpot571 in 3.4274.2%$1M · 52.0%
California Jackpot541 in 3.4274.0%$1M · 30.1%
California Color Pop461 in 3.5074.5%$1M · 10.7%
$1,000,000 Money Mania451 in 3.4274.3%$1M · 20.7%
Mystery Crossword (Game #1708)451 in 3.4778.1%$750K · 50.5%
$50 or $100271 in 8.13-$100 · 134,561-

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.