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LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688)California Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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At a glance

LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688) is one of the California Lottery's $5 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $100,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 1,534,526, from 1 in 1,978,962 at launch. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.51 are the best of the 11 $5 tickets California sells. Only 12% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.51
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
12%
ValueScore™
34 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #37 of the 51 active games we track in California.
Why
↓Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 2.0M at launch, about 1 in 1.5M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $100,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.
  • $0.71 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$100,000
3 of 19 left
launch odds 1 in 2.0M
now ~1 in 1.5M
$10,000
16 of 160 left
launch odds 1 in 235K
now ~1 in 288K
$1,000
275 of 2,509 left
launch odds 1 in 15K
now ~1 in 17K
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
$100,0001 in 1,977,213193
16%
$10,0001 in 234,79416016
10%
$1,0001 in 14,9732,509275
11%
$5001 in 7,8974,757471
10%
$4001 in 3,75410,007838
8%
$2001 in 1,59223,5931,945
8%
$1001 in 60162,5325,869
9%
$751 in 59363,3015,237
8%
$501 in 43786,0398,269
10%
$401 in 367102,4029,042
9%
$301 in 199188,88017,297
9%
$251 in 198189,43418,057
10%
$201 in 40939,17697,652
10%
$151 in 321,174,068115,980
10%
$101 in 211,760,808207,550
12%
$61 in 162,347,940317,296
14%
$5
Free ticket
1 in 103,756,704505,764
13%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$133,783,735
Current Prize Pool
$14,620,676
Payout Percentage
10.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,311,561

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
37,600,275
Estimated Remaining
4,603,579
% Remaining
12.2%
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 March 6, when our records for it began, 7 $100,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on July 24.

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March 6October 14
  • July 24, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • June 8, 20261 claimed · 4 left
  • May 8, 20261 claimed · 5 left
  • May 3, 20262 claimed · 6 left
  • April 5, 20261 claimed · 8 left
  • March 27, 20261 claimed · 9 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 California's $5 games (1.6% 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

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VALUESCORE
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34
out of 100
Expected Value
17/40
Prize Quality
2/25
Win Frequency
10/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1688
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
8/25/2025
Payout %
71.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688) scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688) scores 34/100 (Below Average) and is 7th out of 11 $5 tickets in California. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688) scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688) are 1 in 3.51. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688)?
The top prize for LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688) is $100,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688)?
Based on our latest data, 12% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,311,561 out of 10,712,329 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $5 ticket in California

All 11 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
LOTERIA™ Extra!641 in 3.5171.4%$100K · 112.5%
Poker Multiplier621 in 3.6270.1%$75K · 222.5%
Full of 500's491 in 4.4371.0%$500 · 16,6494.6%
JAWS461 in 3.8170.8%$500K · 91.0%
California Dreamin'401 in 3.7570.8%$556K · 50.0%
MEGA Crossword391 in 3.8268.9%$75K · 161.4%
LOTERIA™ Extra! (Game #1688) (this game)341 in 3.5171.4%$100K · 30.1%
Poker Nights331 in 3.6270.1%$75K · 40.7%
SuperLotto Plus® Multiplier331 in 3.8163.0%$500K · 51.6%
Cash Crush251 in 4.5367.6%$250K · 60.6%

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.