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100X The CashCalifornia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: California Lottery
67
VALUESCORE
Good
$20CaliforniaGame #1722GREEN
At a glance

100X The Cash costs $20 a ticket from the California Lottery. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $5,000,000 prize now runs about 1 in 3,586,633 by our estimate, against 1 in 3,004,125 at launch. Free tickets make up 33% of its winners.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.32
Exp. Value
$0.79
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
40%
ValueScore™
67 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.79
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked #11, ahead of roughly 80% of California's 51 active games, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Expected value of $0.79 per $1 is above average. More of each dollar comes back as prizes than most games.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 3.0M at launch, about 1 in 3.6M now. The $5,000,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Frequent winners: roughly a 30% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.32), ahead of most games.
  • The prize pool is about half spent, half still in circulation.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$5,000,000
2 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 3.0M
now ~1 in 3.6M
$2,500
1,958 of 4,537 left
launch odds 1 in 3,973
now ~1 in 3,664
$500
29,241 of 73,184 left
launch odds 1 in 246
now ~1 in 245
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 3,000,00062
33%
$2,5001 in 3,9674,5371,958
43%
$5001 in 24673,18429,241
40%
$2501 in 36749,00218,716
38%
$1001 in 91198,83877,105
39%
$751 in 59303,575120,702
40%
$501 in 30600,000237,525
40%
$401 in 151,200,000474,676
40%
$301 in 151,200,000475,272
40%
$20
Free ticket
1 in 101,800,000725,425
40%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$282,836,925
Current Prize Pool
$110,587,600
Payout Percentage
39.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
2,160,622

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
18,024,751
Estimated Remaining
7,173,265
% Remaining
39.8%
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 its launch on March 25, 4 $5,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on September 19.

60
March 25October 14
  • September 19, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • August 22, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • June 18, 20261 claimed · 4 left
  • May 25, 20261 claimed · 5 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for California's $20 games (0.8% 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

67
VALUESCORE
Good
67
out of 100
Expected Value
35/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
16/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1722
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
3/23/2026
Payout %
78.6%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.32 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 100X The Cash scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. 100X The Cash scores 67/100 (Good) and is 5th of the 12 active $20 games in California. It pays back about $0.79 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the 100X The Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with 100X The Cash 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 100X The Cash?
The top prize for 100X The Cash is $5,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

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 Cash (this game)671 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!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.