Golden State Riches — $20 California Scratcher #1735
Golden State Riches (#1735) is a $20 California scratcher launched on June 22, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #7 of 55 active games on current payout (79.1%, $15.82 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 13 $20 games, #6 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.89) and #41 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,240,466). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (79.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.1% (1 in 2.89 at launch). 6 of 7 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 13,442,798 tickets are still unsold (19.6% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Golden State Riches, 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, 4,653,793 of 5,820,890 prizes (79.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000,000 | 1 in 2,400,000 | 1 in 2,240,466 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 85.7% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 600,000 | 1 in 640,133 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 75.0% |
| $25,000 | 1 in 39,810 | 1 in 38,518 | 422 | 73 | 349 | 82.7% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 13,759 | 1 in 13,661 | 1,221 | 237 | 984 | 80.6% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 2,416 | 1 in 2,383 | 6,953 | 1,313 | 5,640 | 81.1% |
| $500 | 1 in 419.0 | 1 in 420.2 | 40,103 | 8,113 | 31,990 | 79.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 33.0 | 1 in 33.5 | 504,112 | 102,384 | 401,728 | 79.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 22.0 | 1 in 21.6 | 781,304 | 159,020 | 622,284 | 79.6% |
| $25 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 30.0 | 560,000 | 112,542 | 447,458 | 79.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.00 | 1,680,000 | 335,387 | 1,344,613 | 80.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 7.00 | 1 in 7.47 | 2,246,740 | 448,020 | 1,798,720 | 80.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 2.89 | 1 in 2.89 | 5,820,890 | 1,167,097 | 4,653,793 | 79.9% |
How Golden State Riches has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 24, 2026: one $25,000 prize was claimed; 349 remain.
- October 24, 2026: 4 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 984 remain.
- October 24, 2026: 13 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 5,640 remain.
- October 23, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 5,653 remain.
- October 22, 2026: one $25,000 prize was claimed; 350 remain.
- October 22, 2026: 7 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 5,657 remain.
- October 21, 2026: 3 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 988 remain.
- October 21, 2026: 7 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 5,664 remain.
- October 20, 2026: 2 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 991 remain.
- October 20, 2026: 6 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 5,671 remain.
- October 17, 2026: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 21 remain.
- October 17, 2026: 2 $25,000 prizes were claimed; 351 remain.
Golden State Riches: common questions
- How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in Golden State Riches?
- 6 of 7 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,240,466.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Golden State Riches?
- 1 in 2.89 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 2.89 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.89, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 8.90.
- Is Golden State Riches worth buying?
- Its current payout is 79.1% ($15.82 back per $20 ticket), rank #7 of 55 in California. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 100X (#1696, $20) at 79.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Golden State Riches tickets are left?
- We estimate 13,442,798 of roughly 16,800,000 printed tickets are unsold (19.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Golden State Riches launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on June 22, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $20 California scratchers
- 100X — 79.6% payout, 1 in 3.05 any prize
- 2027 — 79.5% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize
- Set for Life — 78.9% payout, 1 in 3.61 any prize
- MONOPOLY — 78.6% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
- Show Me $5,000,000! — 78.5% payout, 1 in 3.33 any prize