Holiday Delight — $5 California Scratcher #1751
Holiday Delight (#1751) is a $5 California scratcher launched on October 19, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #37 of 55 active games on current payout (70.3%, $3.52 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 12 $5 games, #36 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.77) and #26 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,196,493). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.4 points (70.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.6% (1 in 3.67 at launch). 10 of 10 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 11,964,934 tickets are still unsold (2.0% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Holiday Delight, 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, 3,177,533 of 3,259,619 prizes (97.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 1,226,192 | 1 in 1,196,493 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 583,901 | 1 in 569,759 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 13,386 | 1 in 13,206 | 916 | 10 | 906 | 98.9% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,008 | 1 in 3,013 | 4,077 | 106 | 3,971 | 97.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 400.0 | 1 in 401.4 | 30,667 | 858 | 29,809 | 97.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 219.0 | 1 in 219.4 | 56,023 | 1,491 | 54,532 | 97.3% |
| $30 | 1 in 92.0 | 1 in 92.5 | 132,837 | 3,490 | 129,347 | 97.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 40.1 | 306,403 | 7,971 | 298,432 | 97.4% |
| $15 | 1 in 33.0 | 1 in 33.4 | 367,662 | 9,545 | 358,117 | 97.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 18.0 | 1 in 18.2 | 674,989 | 17,346 | 657,643 | 97.4% |
| $6 | 1 in 16.0 | 1 in 16.0 | 766,370 | 18,887 | 747,483 | 97.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 13.0 | 1 in 13.3 | 919,644 | 22,382 | 897,262 | 97.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.67 | 1 in 3.77 | 3,259,619 | 82,086 | 3,177,533 | 97.5% |
How Holiday Delight has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 24, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 906 remain.
- October 23, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 910 remain.
- October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 913 remain.
- October 21, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 914 remain.
Holiday Delight: common questions
- How many $250,000 prizes are left in Holiday Delight?
- 10 of 10 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,196,493.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Holiday Delight?
- 1 in 3.77 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.67 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.77, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.25.
- Is Holiday Delight worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.3% ($3.52 back per $5 ticket), rank #37 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 Holiday Delight tickets are left?
- We estimate 11,964,934 of roughly 11,955,372 printed tickets are unsold (2.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Holiday Delight launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 19, 2026. It is still on sale.
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