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California Jackpot — $10 California Scratcher #1695

Data captured · launched September 22, 2025

California Jackpot (#1695) is a $10 California scratcher launched on September 22, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #22 of 55 active games on current payout (74.6%, $7.46 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 10 $10 games, #19 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.35) and #40 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,199,107). Since launch the payout has risen 0.6 points (74.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.0% (1 in 3.42 at launch). 3 of 8 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 6,597,320 tickets are still unsold (59.7% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
74.6%
74.0% at launch
Expected value
$7.46
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.35
1 in 3.42 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.35
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 4.63
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 2,606
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 8
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
40.3%
≈ 6,597,320 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in California Jackpot, 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, 1,968,053 of 4,790,372 prizes (41.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 1 in 2,047,812 1 in 2,199,107 8 5 3 37.5%
$10,000 1 in 390,060 1 in 439,821 42 27 15 35.7%
$5,000 1 in 195,030 1 in 188,495 84 49 35 41.7%
$1,000 1 in 2,673 1 in 2,661 6,128 3,649 2,479 40.5%
$500 1 in 1,371 1 in 1,370 11,953 7,138 4,815 40.3%
$100 1 in 89.0 1 in 88.8 184,387 110,097 74,290 40.3%
$50 1 in 100.0 1 in 99.8 163,931 97,832 66,099 40.3%
$40 1 in 100.0 1 in 98.2 163,893 96,686 67,207 41.0%
$30 1 in 100.0 1 in 98.6 163,955 97,039 66,916 40.8%
$25 1 in 50.0 1 in 49.6 328,107 195,197 132,910 40.5%
$20 1 in 20.0 1 in 19.7 819,216 484,858 334,358 40.8%
$15 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.77 1,638,250 963,219 675,031 41.2%
$10 1 in 25.0 1 in 24.2 655,300 382,203 273,097 41.7%
$10 1 in 25.0 1 in 24.4 655,118 384,320 270,798 41.3%
All prizes1 in 3.421 in 3.35 4,790,3722,822,319 1,968,05341.1%

How California Jackpot has moved

72% 74% 76% Sep 2025Sep 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking California Jackpot. 55 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

California Jackpot: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in California Jackpot?
3 of 8 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,199,107.
What are the odds of winning anything on California Jackpot?
1 in 3.35 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.42 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.35, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 4.63.
Is California Jackpot worth buying?
Its current payout is 74.6% ($7.46 back per $10 ticket), rank #22 of 55 in California. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Set For Life (#1748, $10) at 81.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many California Jackpot tickets are left?
We estimate 6,597,320 of roughly 16,382,500 printed tickets are unsold (59.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did California Jackpot launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on September 22, 2025. It is still on sale.

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