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Ranked 27th of 55 Tickets in California

LOTERIA™California Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: California Lottery
50
VALUESCORE
Fair
$3CaliforniaGame #1729GREEN
At a glance

LOTERIA™ is one of the California Lottery's $3 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $30,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 504,263, from 1 in 608,845 at launch. Free tickets make up 37% of its winners.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.74
Exp. Value
$0.67
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$30,000
Top Prizes Left
45
Prizes Remaining
62%
ValueScore™
50 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.67
→
AVERAGE
A typical $3 ticket, ranked #27 of the 55 active games we track in California.
Why
→Expected value lands near the pack at $0.67 per $1 spent.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 609K at launch, about 1 in 504K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $30,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Win rate is typical, around 27% per ticket (1 in 3.74).
  • Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$30,000
45 of 60 left
launch odds 1 in 609K
now ~1 in 504K
$3,000
202 of 311 left
launch odds 1 in 117K
now ~1 in 112K
$300
2,755 of 4,573 left
launch odds 1 in 7,988
now ~1 in 8,237
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
$30,0001 in 609,5886045
75%
$3,0001 in 117,605311202
65%
$3001 in 7,9984,5732,755
60%
$751 in 63257,87334,749
60%
$501 in 41388,50353,364
60%
$251 in 204179,708107,821
60%
$201 in 100365,753222,260
61%
$151 in 100365,705220,793
60%
$101 in 311,170,397717,431
61%
$51 in 93,877,1512,408,206
62%
$3
Free ticket
1 in 103,657,5302,299,705
63%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$72,226,175
Current Prize Pool
$44,623,950
Payout Percentage
61.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
6,067,331

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
36,530,689
Estimated Remaining
22,691,818
% Remaining
62.1%
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 16, when our records for it began, 6 $30,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 45. The most recent was on September 19.

5143
51
50
49
48
45
August 16October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.6% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for California's $3 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

50
VALUESCORE
Fair
50
out of 100
Expected Value
12/40
Prize Quality
17/25
Win Frequency
9/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1729
Ticket Price
$3
Start Date
5/18/2026
Payout %
66.8%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

Simulate This Game

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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.74 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the LOTERIA™ scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. LOTERIA™ scores 50/100 (Fair) and is 2nd of California's 5 $3 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.67 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $3 tickets are listed on the California rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the LOTERIA™ scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with LOTERIA™ are 1 in 3.74. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for LOTERIA™?
The top prize for LOTERIA™ is $30,000. As of our latest update, 45 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $3 ticket in California

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
15X551 in 3.7866.6%$30K · 262.7%
LOTERIA™ (this game)501 in 3.7466.8%$30K · 451.6%
Tripling Bonus Crossword361 in 3.3465.5%$20K · 61.4%
Fireball Bingo321 in 3.6165.1%$20K · 240.9%
15X (Game #1684)241 in 3.7866.7%$30K · 20.1%

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.