How many $20,000 prizes are left in Planetary Payout?

15 of 20 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 595,322.

What are the odds of winning anything on Planetary Payout?

1 in 4.05 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.09 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.05, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 6.89.

Is Planetary Payout worth buying?

Its current payout is 65.9% ($1.32 back per $2 ticket), rank #48 of 55 in California. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Set for Life (#1736, $2) at 70.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Planetary Payout tickets are left?

We estimate 8,929,831 of roughly 12,000,000 printed tickets are unsold (25.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Planetary Payout launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on August 24, 2026. It is still on sale.

Planetary Payout — $2 California Scratcher #1741

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

Planetary Payout California scratcher ticket

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Planetary Payout (#1741) is a $2 California scratcher launched on August 24, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #48 of 55 active games on current payout (65.9%, $1.32 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 7 $2 games, #45 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.05) and #14 on top-prize odds (1 in 595,322). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (65.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.9% (1 in 4.09 at launch). 15 of 20 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 8,929,831 tickets are still unsold (25.7% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout

65.9%

65.8% at launch

Expected value

$1.32

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.05

1 in 4.09 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.05

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.89

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 99,220

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

15 of 20

$20,000 each

Tickets remaining

74.3%

≈ 8,929,831 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 17, 2026, 8 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Planetary Payout, 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, 2,202,347 of 2,934,220 prizes (75.1%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$20,000	1 in 600,000	1 in 595,322	20	5	15	75.0%
$1,000	1 in 120,000	1 in 119,064	100	25	75	75.0%
$500	1 in 15,000	1 in 15,396	800	220	580	72.5%
$100	1 in 3,636	1 in 3,633	3,300	842	2,458	74.5%
$50	1 in 600.0	1 in 614.4	20,000	5,466	14,534	72.7%
$20	1 in 80.0	1 in 80.3	150,000	38,752	111,248	74.2%
$10	1 in 33.0	1 in 33.4	360,000	92,956	267,044	74.2%
$5	1 in 25.0	1 in 25.0	480,000	122,142	357,858	74.6%
$3	1 in 17.0	1 in 16.5	720,000	177,638	542,362	75.3%
$2	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.85	1,200,000	293,827	906,173	75.5%
All prizes	1 in 4.09	1 in 4.05	2,934,220	731,873	2,202,347	75.1%

How Planetary Payout has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Planetary Payout. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 24, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 75 remain.
October 23, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 76 remain.
October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 77 remain.
October 21, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 78 remain.
October 20, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 79 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 80 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 81 remain.
October 10, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 82 remain.
October 9, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 83 remain.
October 1, 2026: one $20,000 prize was claimed; 16 remain.
October 1, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 85 remain.

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

Planetary Payout: common questions

How many $20,000 prizes are left in Planetary Payout?: 15 of 20 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 595,322.
What are the odds of winning anything on Planetary Payout?: 1 in 4.05 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.09 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.05, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 6.89.
Is Planetary Payout worth buying?: Its current payout is 65.9% ($1.32 back per $2 ticket), rank #48 of 55 in California. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Set for Life (#1736, $2) at 70.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Planetary Payout tickets are left?: We estimate 8,929,831 of roughly 12,000,000 printed tickets are unsold (25.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Planetary Payout launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on August 24, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $2 California scratchers

Set for Life — 70.5% payout, 1 in 4.32 any prize
Dominoes — 66.5% payout, 1 in 4.02 any prize
Boo Bucks — 66.3% payout, 1 in 4.02 any prize
MONOPOLY — 66.2% payout, 1 in 4.02 any prize
Ca$h Doubler — 65.4% payout, 1 in 4.15 any prize

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