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Show Me $5,000,000!California Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: California Lottery
60
VALUESCORE
Good
$20CaliforniaGame #1678GREEN
At a glance

Show Me $5,000,000! costs $20 a ticket from the California Lottery. Free tickets make up 33% of its winners. Prizes of $10,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 3,043,101 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.32
Exp. Value
$0.78
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
37%
ValueScore™
60 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.78
→
AVERAGE
A typical $20 ticket, ranked #20 of the 51 active games we track in California.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Inventory is about half depleted, but a fair number of prizes are still out there.
  • Each $1 spent here returns about $0.78 on average, comfortably above the typical scratch-off.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$5,000,000
2 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 3.0M
now ~1 in 2.8M
$2,500
1,414 of 3,813 left
launch odds 1 in 3,990
now ~1 in 3,950
$500
22,022 of 60,796 left
launch odds 1 in 250
now ~1 in 254
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
$5,000,0001 in 3,038,64652
40%
$2,5001 in 3,9853,8131,414
37%
$5001 in 25060,79622,022
36%
$2501 in 35542,85115,588
36%
$1001 in 89170,82061,992
36%
$751 in 60253,17091,921
36%
$501 in 30506,441184,798
36%
$401 in 151,012,882369,560
36%
$301 in 151,012,882371,837
37%
$20
Free ticket
1 in 101,519,323563,364
37%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$238,323,250
Current Prize Pool
$87,980,965
Payout Percentage
36.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,682,498

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
15,215,504
Estimated Remaining
5,585,894
% Remaining
36.7%
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, one $5,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on April 5.

30
March 6October 14
  • April 5, 20261 claimed · 2 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 $20 games (1% 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

60
VALUESCORE
Good
60
out of 100
Expected Value
28/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
14/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1678
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
5/19/2025
Payout %
78.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

Simulate This Game

Run a virtual scratch-off using this game's real odds.

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.32 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Show Me $5,000,000! scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Show Me $5,000,000! scores 60/100 (Good) and is 9th of the 12 active $20 games in California. It pays back about $0.78 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Show Me $5,000,000! scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Show Me $5,000,000! are 1 in 3.32. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Show Me $5,000,000!?
The top prize for Show Me $5,000,000! is $5,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Show Me $5,000,000!?
Based on our latest data, 37% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,682,498 out of 4,582,983 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in California

All 12 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Golden State Riches861 in 2.8979.2%$5M · 60.7%
Instant Prize Crossword831 in 3.1078.4%$2M · 122.2%
$5,000,000 Extreme Cash831 in 3.0077.4%$5M · 42.9%
Set for Life (Game #1705)741 in 3.3278.5%$5M · 50.4%
100X The Cash671 in 3.3278.6%$5M · 21.2%
Red Carpet Riches641 in 3.1078.3%$2M · 50.6%
MONOPOLY631 in 3.3278.4%$5M · 40.2%
Cash King621 in 3.0077.2%$5M · 20.1%
Show Me $5,000,000! (this game)601 in 3.3278.4%$5M · 20.1%
100X511 in 3.0077.2%$5M · 20.4%

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.