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MONOPOLY — $20 California Scratcher #1669

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched March 24, 2025

MONOPOLY (#1669) is a $20 California scratcher launched on March 24, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #7 of 54 active games on current payout (78.6%, $15.71 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 14 $20 games, #22 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.48) and #38 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,118,099). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (78.4% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 5.0% (1 in 3.32 at launch). 4 of 6 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 8,472,395 tickets are still unsold (53.5% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
78.6%
78.4% at launch
Expected value
$15.71
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.48
1 in 3.32 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 5.25
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.22
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 4,111
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
4 of 6
$5,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
46.5%
≈ 8,472,395 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in MONOPOLY, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 2,435,204 of 5,497,529 prizes (44.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$5,000,000 1 in 3,037,405 1 in 2,118,099 6 2 4 66.7%
$2,500 1 in 3,985 1 in 4,119 4,573 2,516 2,057 45.0%
$500 1 in 250.0 1 in 263.9 72,952 40,851 32,101 44.0%
$250 1 in 355.0 1 in 374.8 51,300 28,697 22,603 44.1%
$100 1 in 89.0 1 in 93.9 205,023 114,830 90,193 44.0%
$75 1 in 60.0 1 in 63.3 303,827 169,918 133,909 44.1%
$50 1 in 30.0 1 in 31.7 607,481 339,797 267,684 44.1%
$40 1 in 15.0 1 in 15.8 1,214,962 679,642 535,320 44.1%
$30 1 in 15.0 1 in 15.7 1,214,962 676,461 538,501 44.3%
Ticketfree ticket 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.4 1,822,443 1,009,611 812,832 44.6%
All prizes1 in 3.321 in 3.48 5,497,5293,062,325 2,435,20444.3%

How MONOPOLY has moved

76% 117% 158% Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking MONOPOLY. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

MONOPOLY: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in MONOPOLY?
4 of 6 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,118,099.
What are the odds of winning anything on MONOPOLY?
1 in 3.48 today, compared with 1 in 3.32 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.25, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.22.
Is MONOPOLY worth buying?
Its current payout is 78.6% ($15.71 back per $20 ticket), rank #7 of 54 in California. The best $20 alternative today is 100X (#1696, $20) at 80.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many MONOPOLY tickets are left?
We estimate 8,472,395 of roughly 18,224,430 printed tickets are unsold (53.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did MONOPOLY launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on March 24, 2025. It is still on sale.

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