Season's Greetings — $1 California Scratcher #1697
Season's Greetings (#1697) was a $1 California scratcher launched on October 20, 2025. Its final figures, from October 7, 2026, were 71.0% payout ($0.71 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.66 for any prize and 1 in 258,438 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 5.3 points (65.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 15.6% (1 in 4.23 at launch). 19 of 84 top prizes of $5,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 75.6% of its tickets had sold. Season's Greetings is no longer on sale in California; the figures below are final as of October 7, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until October 6, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Season's Greetings, 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, 1,342,737 of 4,655,160 prizes (28.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 240,286 | 1 in 258,438 | 84 | 65 | 19 | 22.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 7,959 | 1 in 10,675 | 2,536 | 2,076 | 460 | 18.1% |
| $40 | 1 in 1,991 | 1 in 2,510 | 10,137 | 8,181 | 1,956 | 19.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 300.0 | 1 in 325.4 | 67,256 | 52,166 | 15,090 | 22.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 92.0 | 1 in 91.7 | 218,673 | 165,098 | 53,575 | 24.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 47.4 | 403,654 | 300,021 | 103,633 | 25.7% |
| $4 | 1 in 48.0 | 1 in 41.8 | 420,620 | 303,090 | 117,530 | 27.9% |
| $2 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 12.6 | 1,345,600 | 955,819 | 389,781 | 29.0% |
| $1 | 1 in 9.00 | 1 in 7.43 | 2,186,600 | 1,525,907 | 660,693 | 30.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.23 | 1 in 3.66 | 4,655,160 | 3,312,423 | 1,342,737 | 28.8% |
How Season's Greetings has moved
Season's Greetings: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in Season's Greetings?
- 19 of 84 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 258,438.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Season's Greetings?
- 1 in 3.66 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.23 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.66, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 7.20.
- Is Season's Greetings worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.0% ($0.71 back per $1 ticket), rank #— of 55 in California. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Rockin' Riches (#1727, $1) at 71.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Season's Greetings tickets are left?
- We estimate 4,910,324 of roughly 19,679,400 printed tickets are unsold (75.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Season's Greetings launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 20, 2025. It has ended.
Other $1 California scratchers
- Rockin' Riches — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.61 any prize
- Straight 8's — 67.3% payout, 1 in 4.19 any prize
- Festive Wishes — 65.5% payout, 1 in 4.32 any prize