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MONOPOLYCalifornia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: California Lottery
63
VALUESCORE
Good
$20CaliforniaGame #1669GREEN
At a glance

The California Lottery sells MONOPOLY as a $20 ticket. By our estimate the $5,000,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 1,988,051 per ticket, down from 1 in 3,041,966. Free tickets make up 33% of its winners.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.32
Exp. Value
$0.78
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000,000
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
44%
ValueScore™
63 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.78
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked 15th out of 51 California scratch-offs, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Frequent winners: roughly a 30% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.32), ahead of most games.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 3.0M at launch, about 1 in 2.0M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $5,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • $0.78 back per dollar puts this game's return ahead of the pack.
  • This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14
$5,000,000
4 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 3.0M
now ~1 in 2.0M
$2,500
2,007 of 4,573 left
launch odds 1 in 3,991
now ~1 in 3,962
$500
31,561 of 72,952 left
launch odds 1 in 250
now ~1 in 252
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 3,037,40564
67%
$2,5001 in 3,9854,5732,007
44%
$5001 in 25072,95231,561
43%
$2501 in 35551,30022,221
43%
$1001 in 89205,02388,666
43%
$751 in 60303,827131,756
43%
$501 in 30607,481263,236
43%
$401 in 151,214,962526,437
43%
$301 in 151,214,962529,745
44%
$20
Free ticket
1 in 101,822,443799,609
44%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$285,893,075
Current Prize Pool
$131,205,360
Payout Percentage
45.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
2,395,242

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
18,251,796
Estimated Remaining
7,952,203
% Remaining
43.6%
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

All 4 $5,000,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

40
March 6October 14

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.2% 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

63
VALUESCORE
Good
63
out of 100
Expected Value
29/40
Prize Quality
11/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/14/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1669
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
3/24/2025
Payout %
78.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/14/2026

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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 MONOPOLY scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. MONOPOLY scores 63/100 (Good) and is 7th 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 MONOPOLY scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with MONOPOLY 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 MONOPOLY?
The top prize for MONOPOLY is $5,000,000. As of our latest update, 4 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 Cash671 in 3.3278.6%$5M · 21.2%
Red Carpet Riches641 in 3.1078.3%$2M · 50.6%
MONOPOLY (this game)631 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.