How many $555,555 prizes are left in California Dreamin'?

5 of 12 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 801,904.

What are the odds of winning anything on California Dreamin'?

1 in 3.93 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.66 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.93, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.33.

Is California Dreamin' worth buying?

Its current payout is 72.6% ($3.63 back per $5 ticket), rank #29 of 55 in California. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688, $5) at 74.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many California Dreamin' tickets are left?

We estimate 4,009,521 of roughly 17,763,798 printed tickets are unsold (77.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did California Dreamin' launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on June 23, 2025. It is still on sale.

California Dreamin' — $5 California Scratcher #1680

Data captured October 25, 2026, 03:29 UTC · launched June 23, 2025

California Dreamin' California scratcher ticket

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California Dreamin' (#1680) is a $5 California scratcher launched on June 23, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #29 of 55 active games on current payout (72.6%, $3.63 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 12 $5 games, #40 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.93) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 801,904). Since launch the payout has risen 1.8 points (70.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 6.9% (1 in 3.66 at launch). 5 of 12 top prizes of $555,555 remain, and we estimate 4,009,521 tickets are still unsold (77.9% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout

72.6%

70.8% at launch

Expected value

$3.63

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.93

1 in 3.66 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.93

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 8.33

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 56,472

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

5 of 12

$555,555 each

Tickets remaining

22.1%

≈ 4,009,521 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 78% sold, only 7 of 12 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 801,904, was 1 in 1.5 million). More California games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in California Dreamin', 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, 1,020,236 of 4,856,781 prizes (21.0%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$555,555	1 in 1,518,273	1 in 801,904	12	7	5	41.7%
$5,000	1 in 607,309	1 in 668,254	30	24	6	20.0%
$1,000	1 in 60,329	1 in 66,825	302	242	60	19.9%
$500	1 in 3,978	1 in 4,500	4,580	3,689	891	19.5%
$100	1 in 342.0	1 in 380.4	53,223	42,684	10,539	19.8%
$50	1 in 199.0	1 in 220.0	91,545	73,322	18,223	19.9%
$25	1 in 92.0	1 in 100.4	197,221	157,277	39,944	20.3%
$20	1 in 40.0	1 in 44.0	455,482	364,356	91,126	20.0%
$15	1 in 33.0	1 in 36.2	546,211	435,548	110,663	20.3%
$10	1 in 18.0	1 in 19.1	1,002,199	792,076	210,123	21.0%
$5	1 in 13.0	1 in 13.5	1,366,446	1,070,348	296,098	21.7%
$5	1 in 16.0	1 in 16.5	1,139,530	896,972	242,558	21.3%
All prizes	1 in 3.66	1 in 3.93	4,856,781	3,836,545	1,020,236	21.0%

How California Dreamin' has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking California Dreamin'. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 60 remain.
September 26, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 61 remain.
September 27, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 20 remain.
September 27, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 161 remain.
September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 163 remain.
September 25, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 164 remain.
September 24, 2025: one $555,555 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
September 24, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 166 remain.
September 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 168 remain.
September 20, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 169 remain.
September 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 172 remain.
September 18, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 173 remain.

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

California Dreamin': common questions

How many $555,555 prizes are left in California Dreamin'?: 5 of 12 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 801,904.
What are the odds of winning anything on California Dreamin'?: 1 in 3.93 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.66 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.93, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.33.
Is California Dreamin' worth buying?: Its current payout is 72.6% ($3.63 back per $5 ticket), rank #29 of 55 in California. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688, $5) at 74.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many California Dreamin' tickets are left?: We estimate 4,009,521 of roughly 17,763,798 printed tickets are unsold (77.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did California Dreamin' launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on June 23, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $5 California scratchers

LOTERIA™ Extra! — 74.8% payout, 1 in 2.98 any prize
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Full of 500's — 70.6% payout, 1 in 4.36 any prize

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