Bits & Odds

Dominoes — $2 California Scratcher #1723

Data captured · launched April 20, 2026

Dominoes (#1723) is a $2 California scratcher launched on April 20, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #45 of 55 active games on current payout (66.5%, $1.33 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 7 $2 games, #42 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.02) and #15 on top-prize odds (1 in 659,444). Since launch the payout has risen 0.3 points (66.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.0% (1 in 4.10 at launch). 10 of 16 top prizes of $30,000 remain, and we estimate 6,594,437 tickets are still unsold (48.4% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
66.5%
66.2% at launch
Expected value
$1.33
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.02
1 in 4.10 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.02
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.88
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 146,543
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
10 of 16
$30,000 each
Tickets remaining
51.6%
≈ 6,594,437 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 48% sold, only 6 of 16 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 659,444, was 1 in 800,000). More California games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Dominoes, 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, 1,640,154 of 3,120,501 prizes (52.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$30,000 1 in 800,000 1 in 659,444 16 6 10 62.5%
$1,000 1 in 164,103 1 in 188,412 78 43 35 44.9%
$200 1 in 5,454 1 in 5,656 2,347 1,181 1,166 49.7%
$75 1 in 4,409 1 in 4,456 2,903 1,423 1,480 51.0%
$50 1 in 2,547 1 in 2,609 5,025 2,497 2,528 50.3%
$30 1 in 200.0 1 in 204.5 63,928 31,686 32,242 50.4%
$20 1 in 249.0 1 in 254.1 51,343 25,395 25,948 50.5%
$15 1 in 167.0 1 in 169.5 76,542 37,628 38,914 50.8%
$10 1 in 45.0 1 in 45.6 281,670 137,086 144,584 51.3%
$5 1 in 28.0 1 in 27.4 461,714 220,892 240,822 52.2%
$4 1 in 14.0 1 in 14.0 894,935 423,808 471,127 52.6%
$2 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.68 1,280,000 598,702 681,298 53.2%
All prizes1 in 4.101 in 4.02 3,120,5011,480,347 1,640,15452.6%

How Dominoes has moved

65% 67% 68% Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Dominoes. 49 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.

Dominoes: common questions

How many $30,000 prizes are left in Dominoes?
10 of 16 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 659,444.
What are the odds of winning anything on Dominoes?
1 in 4.02 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.10 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.02, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 6.88.
Is Dominoes worth buying?
Its current payout is 66.5% ($1.33 back per $2 ticket), rank #45 of 55 in California. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Set for Life (#1736, $2) at 70.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Dominoes tickets are left?
We estimate 6,594,437 of roughly 12,800,000 printed tickets are unsold (48.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Dominoes launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 20, 2026. It is still on sale.

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