Planetary PayoutCalifornia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Planetary Payout is a $2 ticket from the California Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 49/100 (Fair), good for the top-ranked $2 ticket in California right now. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.09 are the best of the 7 $2 tickets California sells.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Prizes hit less often here, roughly 24% per ticket (1 in 4.09).
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 600,000 | 20 | 16 | 80% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 120,000 | 100 | 82 | 82% |
| $500 | 1 in 15,000 | 800 | 608 | 76% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,636 | 3,300 | 2,587 | 78% |
| $50 | 1 in 600 | 20,000 | 15,278 | 76% |
| $20 | 1 in 80 | 150,000 | 116,430 | 78% |
| $10 | 1 in 33 | 360,000 | 279,624 | 78% |
| $5 | 1 in 25 | 480,000 | 374,528 | 78% |
| $3 | 1 in 17 | 720,000 | 566,839 | 79% |
| $2 Free ticket | 1 in 10 | 1,200,000 | 946,803 | 79% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on August 25, 4 $20,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 16. The most recent was on October 2.
- October 2, 20261 claimed · 16 left
- September 18, 20262 claimed · 17 left
- September 16, 20261 claimed · 19 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice the average for California's $2 games (1.2% 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
Game Details
- State
- California
- Game Number
- 1741
- Ticket Price
- $2
- Start Date
- 8/24/2026
- Payout %
- 65.8%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/14/2026
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Every $2 ticket in California
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planetary Payout (this game) | 49 | 1 in 4.09 | 65.8% | $20K · 16 | 2.7% |
| Boo Bucks | 47 | 1 in 4.10 | 66.1% | $30K · 8 | 6.8% |
| MONOPOLY (Game #1665) | 37 | 1 in 4.10 | 66.1% | $30K · 15 | 0.1% |
| GOOOAAAL! | 35 | 1 in 4.09 | 65.7% | $20K · 11 | 0.5% |
| Dominoes | 33 | 1 in 4.10 | 66.2% | $30K · 10 | 0.4% |
| Set for Life | 29 | 1 in 4.44 | 67.1% | $1.2M · 1 | 4.1% |
| Ca$h Doubler | 25 | 1 in 4.24 | 65.6% | $20K · 8 | 1.1% |
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.