How many $30,000 prizes are left in 15X?

2 of 37 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,030,421.

What are the odds of winning anything on 15X?

1 in 3.09 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.78 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.09, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 5.34.

Its current payout is 71.4% ($2.14 back per $3 ticket), rank #32 of 55 in California. The best $3 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Tripling Bonus Crossword (#1720, $3) at 66.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many 15X tickets are left?

We estimate 2,060,842 of roughly 22,261,500 printed tickets are unsold (90.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did 15X launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on July 21, 2025. It is still on sale.

15X — $3 California Scratcher #1684

Data captured October 25, 2026, 03:29 UTC · launched July 21, 2025

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15X (#1684) is a $3 California scratcher launched on July 21, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #32 of 55 active games on current payout (71.4%, $2.14 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 5 $3 games, #11 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.09) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,030,421). Since launch the payout has risen 4.7 points (66.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 22.5% (1 in 3.78 at launch). 2 of 37 top prizes of $30,000 remain, and we estimate 2,060,842 tickets are still unsold (90.7% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $3.

Current payout

71.4%

66.7% at launch

Expected value

$2.14

per $3 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.09

1 in 3.78 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.09

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 5.34

win more than $3

$600+ odds

1 in 85,868

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 37

$30,000 each

Tickets remaining

9.3%

≈ 2,060,842 tickets

Top prize still waiting. Last 9% of tickets, 2 top prizes still waiting. More California games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 15X, 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, 667,648 of 5,888,345 prizes (11.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$30,000	1 in 601,662	1 in 1,030,421	37	35	2	5.4%
$1,000	1 in 117,166	1 in 93,675	190	168	22	11.6%
$500	1 in 11,810	1 in 13,925	1,885	1,737	148	7.9%
$100	1 in 801.0	1 in 861.6	27,800	25,408	2,392	8.6%
$75	1 in 600.0	1 in 670.6	37,133	34,060	3,073	8.3%
$50	1 in 286.0	1 in 319.6	77,921	71,473	6,448	8.3%
$25	1 in 125.0	1 in 136.7	178,004	162,924	15,080	8.5%
$15	1 in 100.0	1 in 86.6	222,615	198,828	23,787	10.7%
$10	1 in 50.0	1 in 48.7	445,230	402,954	42,276	9.5%
$5	1 in 8.00	1 in 7.04	2,671,380	2,378,771	292,609	11.0%
$3	1 in 10.0	1 in 7.31	2,226,150	1,944,339	281,811	12.7%
All prizes	1 in 3.78	1 in 3.09	5,888,345	5,220,697	667,648	11.3%

How 15X has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking 15X. 117 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 27, 2025: one $30,000 prize was claimed; 27 remain.
September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 121 remain.
September 25, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 122 remain.
September 23, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 124 remain.
September 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 126 remain.
September 18, 2025: one $30,000 prize was claimed; 28 remain.
September 17, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 127 remain.
September 12, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 129 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 131 remain.
September 6, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 132 remain.
September 5, 2025: one $30,000 prize was claimed; 29 remain.
September 5, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 134 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

15X: common questions

How many $30,000 prizes are left in 15X?: 2 of 37 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,030,421.
What are the odds of winning anything on 15X?: 1 in 3.09 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.78 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.09, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 5.34.
Is 15X worth buying?: Its current payout is 71.4% ($2.14 back per $3 ticket), rank #32 of 55 in California. The best $3 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Tripling Bonus Crossword (#1720, $3) at 66.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many 15X tickets are left?: We estimate 2,060,842 of roughly 22,261,500 printed tickets are unsold (90.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did 15X launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on July 21, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $3 California scratchers

Tripling Bonus Crossword — 66.7% payout, 1 in 3.19 any prize
Fireball Bingo — 65.6% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize
15X — 65.4% payout, 1 in 3.79 any prize
LOTERIA™ — 65.2% payout, 1 in 3.76 any prize

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