Set for Life (Game #1705)California Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Set for Life (Game #1705) is a $20 ticket from the California Lottery. Free tickets make up 33% of its winners. The $5,000,000 top prize is an annuity: $200,000 a year for 25 years.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 3.0M at launch, about 1 in 1.6M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $5,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
- Wins hit often: about a 30% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.32), better than most games.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000,000 ($200,000 a year for 25 years) | 1 in 3,002,785 | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 4,001 | 4,503 | 1,993 | 44% |
| $500 | 1 in 250 | 72,202 | 31,129 | 43% |
| $250 | 1 in 355 | 50,691 | 21,933 | 43% |
| $100 | 1 in 89 | 202,623 | 87,880 | 43% |
| $75 | 1 in 60 | 300,398 | 129,787 | 43% |
| $50 | 1 in 30 | 600,501 | 260,536 | 43% |
| $40 | 1 in 15 | 1,201,226 | 523,691 | 44% |
| $30 | 1 in 15 | 1,201,058 | 524,763 | 44% |
| $20 Free ticket | 1 in 10 | 1,801,671 | 793,910 | 44% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
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 5. The most recent was on August 26.
- August 26, 20261 claimed · 5 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for California's $20 games (0.9% 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
- 1705
- Ticket Price
- $20
- Start Date
- 11/17/2025
- Payout %
- 78.5%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/14/2026
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All 12 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State Riches | 86 | 1 in 2.89 | 79.2% | $5M · 6 | 0.7% |
| Instant Prize Crossword | 83 | 1 in 3.10 | 78.4% | $2M · 12 | 2.2% |
| $5,000,000 Extreme Cash | 83 | 1 in 3.00 | 77.4% | $5M · 4 | 2.9% |
| Set for Life (Game #1705) (this game) | 74 | 1 in 3.32 | 78.5% | $5M · 5 | 0.4% |
| 100X The Cash | 67 | 1 in 3.32 | 78.6% | $5M · 2 | 1.2% |
| Red Carpet Riches | 64 | 1 in 3.10 | 78.3% | $2M · 5 | 0.6% |
| MONOPOLY | 63 | 1 in 3.32 | 78.4% | $5M · 4 | 0.2% |
| Cash King | 62 | 1 in 3.00 | 77.2% | $5M · 2 | 0.1% |
| Show Me $5,000,000! | 60 | 1 in 3.32 | 78.4% | $5M · 2 | 0.1% |
| 100X | 51 | 1 in 3.00 | 77.2% | $5M · 2 | 0.4% |
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.