Polar Payout — $10 California Scratcher #1752
Polar Payout (#1752) is a $10 California scratcher launched on October 19, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #26 of 55 active games on current payout (72.8%, $7.28 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 10 $10 games, #30 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.62) and #48 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,911,937). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.2 points (74.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.3% (1 in 3.47 at launch). 4 of 4 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 11,647,749 tickets are still unsold (2.2% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Polar 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, 3,214,230 of 3,320,251 prizes (96.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 3,000,000 | 1 in 2,911,937 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
| $25,000 | 1 in 500,000 | 1 in 485,323 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 100.0% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 59,113 | 1 in 57,378 | 203 | 0 | 203 | 100.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 4,009 | 1 in 4,015 | 2,993 | 92 | 2,901 | 96.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 600.0 | 1 in 600.7 | 20,007 | 618 | 19,389 | 96.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 75.2 | 160,053 | 5,201 | 154,852 | 96.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 47.0 | 1 in 46.9 | 256,967 | 8,401 | 248,566 | 96.7% |
| $30 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 25.1 | 480,000 | 15,617 | 464,383 | 96.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 12.0 | 1 in 12.5 | 960,000 | 30,826 | 929,174 | 96.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 8.00 | 1 in 8.35 | 1,440,000 | 45,266 | 1,394,734 | 96.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.47 | 1 in 3.62 | 3,320,251 | 106,021 | 3,214,230 | 96.8% |
How Polar Payout has moved
Polar Payout: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Polar Payout?
- 4 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,911,937.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Polar Payout?
- 1 in 3.62 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.47 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.62, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.40.
- Is Polar Payout worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.8% ($7.28 back per $10 ticket), rank #26 of 55 in California. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Set For Life (#1748, $10) at 81.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Polar Payout tickets are left?
- We estimate 11,647,749 of roughly 11,520,000 printed tickets are unsold (2.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Polar Payout launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 19, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $10 California scratchers
- Set For Life — 81.6% payout, 1 in 3.87 any prize
- Mystery Crossword — 75.6% payout, 1 in 3.55 any prize
- California Jackpot — 74.6% payout, 1 in 3.35 any prize
- $50 or $100 — 73.4% payout, 1 in 8.08 any prize
- $1,000,000 Poker — 73.2% payout, 1 in 3.54 any prize