$100 or $200 — $20 California Scratcher #1687
$100 or $200 (#1687) is a $20 California scratcher launched on July 21, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #15 of 55 active games on current payout (76.4%, $15.28 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 13 $20 games, #54 on any-prize odds (1 in 7.90) and #1 on top-prize odds (1 in 38). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (76.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.4% (1 in 7.94 at launch). 61173 of 424075 top prizes of $200 remain, and we estimate 2,331,182 tickets are still unsold (85.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $100 or $200, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other California game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 294,952 of 2,054,974 prizes (14.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200 | 1 in 38.0 | 1 in 38.1 | 424,075 | 362,902 | 61,173 | 14.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.97 | 1,630,899 | 1,397,120 | 233,779 | 14.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 7.94 | 1 in 7.90 | 2,054,974 | 1,760,022 | 294,952 | 14.4% |
How $100 or $200 has moved
$100 or $200: common questions
- How many $200 prizes are left in $100 or $200?
- 61173 of 424075 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 38.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $100 or $200?
- 1 in 7.90 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 7.94 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.90, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 7.90.
- Is $100 or $200 worth buying?
- Its current payout is 76.4% ($15.28 back per $20 ticket), rank #15 of 55 in California. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 100X (#1696, $20) at 79.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $100 or $200 tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,331,182 of roughly 16,308,990 printed tickets are unsold (85.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $100 or $200 launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 21, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $20 California scratchers
- 100X — 79.6% payout, 1 in 3.05 any prize
- 2027 — 79.5% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize
- Golden State Riches — 79.1% payout, 1 in 2.89 any prize
- Set for Life — 78.9% payout, 1 in 3.61 any prize
- MONOPOLY — 78.6% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize