Festive Wishes — $1 California Scratcher #1750
Festive Wishes (#1750) is a $1 California scratcher launched on October 19, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #50 of 55 active games on current payout (65.5%, $0.65 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 3 $1 games, #49 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.32) and #5 on top-prize odds (1 in 235,078). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (65.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.2% (1 in 4.23 at launch). 85 of 85 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 19,981,597 tickets are still unsold (1.7% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Festive Wishes, 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, 4,622,355 of 4,704,758 prizes (98.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 240,000 | 1 in 235,078 | 85 | 0 | 85 | 100.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 8,060 | 1 in 8,083 | 2,531 | 59 | 2,472 | 97.7% |
| $40 | 1 in 2,010 | 1 in 2,014 | 10,151 | 229 | 9,922 | 97.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 300.0 | 1 in 299.8 | 68,027 | 1,374 | 66,653 | 98.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 92.0 | 1 in 92.3 | 220,901 | 4,323 | 216,578 | 98.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 49.9 | 408,072 | 7,689 | 400,383 | 98.1% |
| $4 | 1 in 48.0 | 1 in 47.9 | 425,054 | 7,751 | 417,303 | 98.2% |
| $2 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 15.0 | 1,359,937 | 24,031 | 1,335,906 | 98.2% |
| $1 | 1 in 9.00 | 1 in 9.20 | 2,210,000 | 36,947 | 2,173,053 | 98.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.23 | 1 in 4.32 | 4,704,758 | 82,403 | 4,622,355 | 98.2% |
How Festive Wishes has moved
Festive Wishes: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in Festive Wishes?
- 85 of 85 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 235,078.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Festive Wishes?
- 1 in 4.32 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.23 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.32, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.16.
- Is Festive Wishes worth buying?
- Its current payout is 65.5% ($0.65 back per $1 ticket), rank #50 of 55 in California. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Rockin' Riches (#1727, $1) at 71.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Festive Wishes tickets are left?
- We estimate 19,981,597 of roughly 19,890,000 printed tickets are unsold (1.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Festive Wishes launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 19, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 California scratchers
- Rockin' Riches — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.61 any prize
- Straight 8's — 67.3% payout, 1 in 4.19 any prize