How many $20,000 prizes are left in Fireball Bingo?

23 of 50 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 591,507.

What are the odds of winning anything on Fireball Bingo?

1 in 3.51 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.46 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.51, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 4.95.

Is Fireball Bingo worth buying?

Its current payout is 65.6% ($1.97 back per $3 ticket), rank #49 of 55 in California. The best $3 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 15X (#1684, $3) at 71.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Fireball Bingo tickets are left?

We estimate 13,604,669 of roughly 29,079,072 printed tickets are unsold (55.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Fireball Bingo launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on January 19, 2026. It is still on sale.

Fireball Bingo — $3 California Scratcher #1711

Data captured October 25, 2026, 03:29 UTC · launched January 19, 2026

Fireball Bingo California scratcher ticket

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Fireball Bingo (#1711) is a $3 California scratcher launched on January 19, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #49 of 55 active games on current payout (65.6%, $1.97 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 5 $3 games, #22 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.51) and #13 on top-prize odds (1 in 591,507). Since launch the payout has risen 0.5 points (65.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.2% (1 in 3.46 at launch). 23 of 50 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 13,604,669 tickets are still unsold (55.1% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $3.

Current payout

65.6%

65.1% at launch

Expected value

$1.97

per $3 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.51

1 in 3.46 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.51

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 4.95

win more than $3

$600+ odds

1 in 191,615

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

23 of 50

$20,000 each

Tickets remaining

44.9%

≈ 13,604,669 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 22, 2026, 3 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Fireball Bingo, 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, 3,878,288 of 8,393,870 prizes (46.2%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$20,000	1 in 605,814	1 in 591,507	50	27	23	46.0%
$1,000	1 in 294,084	1 in 283,431	103	55	48	46.6%
$500	1 in 58,931	1 in 58,895	514	283	231	44.9%
$100	1 in 1,090	1 in 1,128	27,791	15,725	12,066	43.4%
$50	1 in 631.0	1 in 650.8	47,998	27,095	20,903	43.5%
$40	1 in 414.0	1 in 431.4	73,186	41,650	31,536	43.1%
$30	1 in 333.0	1 in 346.1	90,902	51,589	39,313	43.2%
$25	1 in 194.0	1 in 198.6	156,397	87,895	68,502	43.8%
$20	1 in 125.0	1 in 126.1	242,264	134,334	107,930	44.6%
$15	1 in 125.0	1 in 127.3	242,296	135,450	106,846	44.1%
$10	1 in 125.0	1 in 122.9	242,447	131,790	110,657	45.6%
$9	1 in 100.0	1 in 101.2	302,875	168,437	134,438	44.4%
$8	1 in 56.0	1 in 54.5	545,203	295,478	249,725	45.8%
$5	1 in 17.0	1 in 16.7	1,756,985	942,043	814,942	46.4%
$4	1 in 14.0	1 in 13.0	2,241,603	1,192,324	1,049,279	46.8%
$3	1 in 12.0	1 in 12.0	2,423,256	1,291,407	1,131,849	46.7%
All prizes	1 in 3.46	1 in 3.51	8,393,870	4,515,582	3,878,288	46.2%

How Fireball Bingo has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Fireball Bingo. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 22, 2026: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.
October 13, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 48 remain.
October 10, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 49 remain.
October 9, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 50 remain.
October 6, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 51 remain.
October 3, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 52 remain.
September 29, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 53 remain.
September 17, 2026: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 25 remain.
September 10, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 54 remain.

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

Fireball Bingo: common questions

How many $20,000 prizes are left in Fireball Bingo?: 23 of 50 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 591,507.
What are the odds of winning anything on Fireball Bingo?: 1 in 3.51 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.46 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.51, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 4.95.
Is Fireball Bingo worth buying?: Its current payout is 65.6% ($1.97 back per $3 ticket), rank #49 of 55 in California. The best $3 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 15X (#1684, $3) at 71.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Fireball Bingo tickets are left?: We estimate 13,604,669 of roughly 29,079,072 printed tickets are unsold (55.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Fireball Bingo launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on January 19, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $3 California scratchers

15X — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.09 any prize
Tripling Bonus Crossword — 66.7% payout, 1 in 3.19 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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