California Scratch Off Game

Merry Wishes

Last Updated: March 19, 2025

Game Info
Ticket Price $1
State Lottery CA
Game Number 1643
Game Odds Starting odds represent the probability of winning at the game's launch, while current odds are estimated based on remaining prizes. Cash odds refer specifically to the chances of winning a cash prize, whereas overall odds include all prize types (cash and non-cash). Current odds fluctuate as prizes are claimed.
Starting Odds 1 in 4.23
Current Odds 1 in 3.54
Odds Change 16.3%
Starting Cash Odds 1 in 8.18
Current Cash Odds 1 in 6.71
Cash Odds Change 18.0%
Game Payout Percentage of ticket sales returned as prizes at launch vs. now, adjusting for claimed prizes. Change is in percentage points (pp), showing the shift over time.
Starting Payout 65.6%
Current Payout 72.4%
Payout Change 6.8pp
Prize Stats Total prizes and prize pool value at launch vs. now, reflecting claimed prizes. % Remaining shows the proportion still available.
Starting Prizes 5,054,152
Remaining Prizes 1,545,062
% Remaining 30.6%
Starting Prize Pool $14,308,492
Remaining Prize Pool $3,957,786
% of Pool Remaining 27.7%
Tickets Total printed tickets and estimated remaining count, calculated using lottery algorithms. % Remaining shows the share still in play.
At Release 21,367,242
Remaining 5,469,902
% Remaining 25.6%
  • Prize Counts
  • Prize Odds
Prizes Prize category (e.g., free ticket or $100 cash) Total Total number of prizes available when the game launched Claimed Number of prizes that have been won and redeemed Remaining Number of prizes not yet claimed. Prizes won but not yet redeemed are still counted here % Remaining Percentage of total prizes still available to win
$5,000 90 72 18 20%
$100 2,731 2,254 477 17.5%
$40 10,908 8,662 2,246 20.6%
$20 73,092 56,297 16,795 23%
$10 237,348 177,668 59,680 25.1%
$5 438,342 319,897 118,445 27%
$4 456,449 324,043 132,406 29%
$2 1,461,054 1,000,352 460,702 31.5%
Ticket 2,374,138 1,619,845 754,293 31.8%
TOTALS 5,054,152 3,509,090 1,545,062 30.6%
Prizes Prize category (e.g., free ticket or $100 cash) Odds at Release Starting odds of winning this prize when the game launched Odds Now Estimated current odds, adjusted for remaining prizes Odds Change How the odds have shifted over time as prizes are claimed
$5,000 1 in 243,501 1 in 303,883 -24.8%
$100 1 in 8,025 1 in 11,467 -42.9%
$40 1 in 2,009 1 in 2,435 -21.2%
$20 1 in 300 1 in 326 -8.6%
$10 1 in 92 1 in 92 0.4%
$5 1 in 50 1 in 46 7.6%
$4 1 in 48 1 in 41 13.9%
$2 1 in 15 1 in 12 20.8%
Ticket 1 in 9 1 in 7 19.4%