LOTERIA™ Extra! — $5 California Scratcher #1688
LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688) is a $5 California scratcher launched on August 25, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #21 of 55 active games on current payout (74.8%, $3.74 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 12 $5 games, #7 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.98) and #29 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,293,271). Since launch the payout has risen 3.4 points (71.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 17.7% (1 in 3.51 at launch). 3 of 19 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 3,879,812 tickets are still unsold (89.7% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 90% sold, only 16 of 19 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 1.3 million, was 1 in 2.0 million). More California games like this.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in LOTERIA™ Extra!, 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, 1,302,122 of 10,712,329 prizes (12.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,977,213 | 1 in 1,293,271 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 15.8% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 234,794 | 1 in 242,488 | 160 | 144 | 16 | 10.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 14,973 | 1 in 14,370 | 2,509 | 2,239 | 270 | 10.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 7,897 | 1 in 8,344 | 4,757 | 4,292 | 465 | 9.8% |
| $400 | 1 in 3,754 | 1 in 4,680 | 10,007 | 9,178 | 829 | 8.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,592 | 1 in 2,008 | 23,593 | 21,661 | 1,932 | 8.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 601.0 | 1 in 666.7 | 62,532 | 56,713 | 5,819 | 9.3% |
| $75 | 1 in 593.0 | 1 in 747.3 | 63,301 | 58,109 | 5,192 | 8.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 437.0 | 1 in 472.9 | 86,039 | 77,834 | 8,205 | 9.5% |
| $40 | 1 in 367.0 | 1 in 432.5 | 102,402 | 93,432 | 8,970 | 8.8% |
| $30 | 1 in 199.0 | 1 in 226.2 | 188,880 | 171,730 | 17,150 | 9.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 198.0 | 1 in 216.4 | 189,434 | 171,507 | 17,927 | 9.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 40.0 | 939,176 | 842,231 | 96,945 | 10.3% |
| $15 | 1 in 32.0 | 1 in 33.7 | 1,174,068 | 1,059,030 | 115,038 | 9.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 21.0 | 1 in 18.8 | 1,760,808 | 1,554,811 | 205,997 | 11.7% |
| $6 | 1 in 16.0 | 1 in 12.3 | 2,347,940 | 2,032,741 | 315,199 | 13.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 7.73 | 3,756,704 | 3,254,539 | 502,165 | 13.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.51 | 1 in 2.98 | 10,712,329 | 9,410,207 | 1,302,122 | 12.2% |
How LOTERIA™ Extra! has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 270 remain.
- October 20, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 271 remain.
- October 16, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 273 remain.
- October 14, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 274 remain.
- October 10, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 275 remain.
- October 9, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 276 remain.
- September 30, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 277 remain.
- September 29, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 278 remain.
- September 26, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 279 remain.
- September 23, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 280 remain.
- September 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 284 remain.
- September 18, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 285 remain.
LOTERIA™ Extra!: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in LOTERIA™ Extra!?
- 3 of 19 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,293,271.
- What are the odds of winning anything on LOTERIA™ Extra!?
- 1 in 2.98 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.51 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.98, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 4.85.
- Is LOTERIA™ Extra! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.8% ($3.74 back per $5 ticket), rank #21 of 55 in California. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Poker Nights (#1694, $5) at 72.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many LOTERIA™ Extra! tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,879,812 of roughly 37,567,040 printed tickets are unsold (89.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did LOTERIA™ Extra! launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 25, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 California scratchers
- 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
- Full of 500's — 70.6% payout, 1 in 4.36 any prize