How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in MONOPOLY?

4 of 6 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,076,431.

What are the odds of winning anything on MONOPOLY?

1 in 3.49 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.32 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.49, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.23.

Is MONOPOLY worth buying?

Its current payout is 78.6% ($15.72 back per $20 ticket), rank #9 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 MONOPOLY tickets are left?

We estimate 8,305,726 of roughly 18,224,430 printed tickets are unsold (54.4% 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.

MONOPOLY — $20 California Scratcher #1669

Data captured October 25, 2026, 03:29 UTC · launched March 24, 2025

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MONOPOLY (#1669) is a $20 California scratcher launched on March 24, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #9 of 55 active games on current payout (78.6%, $15.72 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 13 $20 games, #21 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.49) and #37 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,076,431). Since launch the payout has risen 0.2 points (78.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.9% (1 in 3.32 at launch). 4 of 6 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 8,305,726 tickets are still unsold (54.4% 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

$15.72

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.49

1 in 3.32 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.49

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 5.23

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 4,157

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

4 of 6

$5,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

45.6%

≈ 8,305,726 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 54% sold, only 2 of 6 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 2.1 million, was 1 in 3.0 million). More California games like this. Last top prize claimed: May 10, 2025, 533 days ago.

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. 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, 2,382,321 of 5,497,529 prizes (43.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$5,000,000	1 in 3,037,405	1 in 2,076,431	6	2	4	66.7%
$2,500	1 in 3,985	1 in 4,165	4,573	2,579	1,994	43.6%
$500	1 in 250.0	1 in 264.9	72,952	41,596	31,356	43.0%
$250	1 in 355.0	1 in 375.8	51,300	29,196	22,104	43.1%
$100	1 in 89.0	1 in 94.2	205,023	116,836	88,187	43.0%
$75	1 in 60.0	1 in 63.4	303,827	172,804	131,023	43.1%
$50	1 in 30.0	1 in 31.7	607,481	345,644	261,837	43.1%
$40	1 in 15.0	1 in 15.9	1,214,962	691,367	523,595	43.1%
$30	1 in 15.0	1 in 15.8	1,214,962	688,090	526,872	43.4%
$20	1 in 10.0	1 in 10.4	1,822,443	1,027,094	795,349	43.6%
All prizes	1 in 3.32	1 in 3.49	5,497,529	3,115,208	2,382,321	43.3%

How MONOPOLY has moved

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

October 24, 2026: 3 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 1,994 remain.
October 22, 2026: 4 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 1,997 remain.
October 21, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 2,001 remain.
October 16, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 2,002 remain.
October 15, 2026: 3 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 2,003 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 2,006 remain.
October 13, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 2,007 remain.
October 10, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 2,008 remain.
October 9, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 2,009 remain.
October 8, 2026: 3 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 2,010 remain.
October 7, 2026: 2 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 2,013 remain.
October 6, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 2,015 remain.

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 October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,076,431.
What are the odds of winning anything on MONOPOLY?: 1 in 3.49 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.32 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.49, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.23.
Is MONOPOLY worth buying?: Its current payout is 78.6% ($15.72 back per $20 ticket), rank #9 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 MONOPOLY tickets are left?: We estimate 8,305,726 of roughly 18,224,430 printed tickets are unsold (54.4% 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.

Other $20 California scratchers

100X — 79.6% payout, 1 in 3.05 any prize
2027 — 79.5% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize
Golden State Riches — 79.1% payout, 1 in 2.89 any prize
Set for Life — 78.9% payout, 1 in 3.61 any prize
Show Me $5,000,000! — 78.5% payout, 1 in 3.33 any prize

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