Happy Holidays — $5 California Scratcher #1698
Happy Holidays (#1698) was a $5 California scratcher launched on October 20, 2025. Its final figures, from October 7, 2026, were 77.9% payout ($3.90 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.10 for any prize and 1 in 1,839,000 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 7.1 points (70.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 18.4% (1 in 3.67 at launch). 1 of 10 top prizes of $250,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 85.0% of its tickets had sold. Happy Holidays is no longer on sale in California; the figures below are final as of October 7, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until October 6, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Happy Holidays, 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, 593,661 of 3,272,609 prizes (18.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 1,231,112 | 1 in 1,839,000 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 586,244 | 1 in 1,839,000 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4.8% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 13,167 | 1 in 13,136 | 935 | 795 | 140 | 15.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 2,993 | 1 in 3,314 | 4,113 | 3,558 | 555 | 13.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 399.0 | 1 in 383.7 | 30,869 | 26,076 | 4,793 | 15.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 218.0 | 1 in 209.4 | 56,365 | 47,583 | 8,782 | 15.6% |
| $30 | 1 in 92.0 | 1 in 82.7 | 133,334 | 111,094 | 22,240 | 16.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 35.9 | 307,778 | 256,483 | 51,295 | 16.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 33.0 | 1 in 30.0 | 369,414 | 308,072 | 61,342 | 16.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 18.0 | 1 in 15.6 | 676,991 | 558,785 | 118,206 | 17.5% |
| $6 | 1 in 16.0 | 1 in 12.9 | 769,445 | 626,973 | 142,472 | 18.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 13.0 | 1 in 10.0 | 923,334 | 739,500 | 183,834 | 19.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.67 | 1 in 3.10 | 3,272,609 | 2,678,948 | 593,661 | 18.1% |
How Happy Holidays has moved
Happy Holidays: common questions
- How many $250,000 prizes are left in Happy Holidays?
- 1 of 10 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,839,000.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Happy Holidays?
- 1 in 3.10 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.67 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.10, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 4.49.
- Is Happy Holidays worth buying?
- Its current payout is 77.9% ($3.90 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 55 in California. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688, $5) at 74.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Happy Holidays tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,839,000 of roughly 12,003,342 printed tickets are unsold (85.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Happy Holidays launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 20, 2025. It has ended.
Other $5 California scratchers
- LOTERIA™ Extra! — 74.8% payout, 1 in 2.98 any prize
- Poker Nights — 72.7% payout, 1 in 3.30 any prize
- California Dreamin' — 72.6% payout, 1 in 3.93 any prize
- JAWS — 72.3% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize
- LOTERIA™ Extra! — 70.7% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize