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California Color PopCalifornia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: California Lottery
44
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10CaliforniaGame #1721GREEN
At a glance

California Color Pop is one of the California Lottery's $10 games. Our estimate for the $1,000,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 3,002,587 per ticket, from 1 in 2,370,285 at launch. Its ValueScore of 44/100 (Fair) makes it 8th out of 9 $10 tickets in California. Only 21% of its winning tickets pay $10 or less; the rest pay more than the ticket cost.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.50
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
21%
ValueScore™
44 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #31 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 worsened: 1 in 2.4M at launch, about 1 in 3.0M now. The $1,000,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • Win rate is typical, around 29% per ticket (1 in 3.50).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$1,000,000
1 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 2.4M
now ~1 in 3.0M
$20,000
4 of 15 left
launch odds 1 in 948K
now ~1 in 751K
$10,000
7 of 24 left
launch odds 1 in 593K
now ~1 in 429K
$5,000
13 of 48 left
launch odds 1 in 296K
now ~1 in 231K
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
$1,000,0001 in 2,368,67561
17%
$20,0001 in 947,470154
27%
$10,0001 in 592,169247
29%
$5,0001 in 296,0844813
27%
$1,0001 in 23,337609140
23%
$5001 in 3,5184,040866
21%
$2001 in 76418,6063,794
20%
$1001 in 70202,16841,251
20%
$501 in 44320,07368,422
21%
$251 in 36391,10681,596
21%
$201 in 17852,723178,725
21%
$151 in 101,421,205298,175
21%
$10
Free ticket
1 in 17852,723184,888
22%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$106,028,065
Current Prize Pool
$22,028,905
Payout Percentage
20.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
857,882

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
14,221,711
Estimated Remaining
3,002,587
% Remaining
21.1%
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 May 3, when our records for it began, 4 $1,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 19.

50
May 3October 14
  • August 19, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • August 15, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • July 10, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • May 15, 20261 claimed · 4 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.9% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for California's $10 games (1.4% 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

44
VALUESCORE
Fair
44
out of 100
Expected Value
24/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
11/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1721
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
3/23/2026
Payout %
74.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.50 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the California Color Pop scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. California Color Pop scores 44/100 (Fair) and is 8th out of 9 $10 tickets in California. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the California rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the California Color Pop scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with California Color Pop are 1 in 3.50. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for California Color Pop?
The top prize for California Color Pop is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in California Color Pop?
Based on our latest data, 21% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 857,882 out of 4,063,346 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $10 ticket in California

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Mystery Crossword841 in 3.4778.5%$750K · 223.9%
Set For Life781 in 3.7678.4%$6M · 54.6%
$1,000,000 Poker621 in 3.5074.7%$1M · 91.2%
Neon Jackpot601 in 3.4274.2%$1M · 52.1%
California Jackpot531 in 3.4274.0%$1M · 30.1%
$1,000,000 Money Mania451 in 3.4274.3%$1M · 20.8%
Mystery Crossword (Game #1708)441 in 3.4778.1%$750K · 50.6%
California Color Pop (this game)441 in 3.5074.5%$1M · 10.9%
$50 or $100331 in 8.13-$100 · 142,765-

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.