Set for Life — $2 California Scratcher #1693
Set for Life (#1693) was a $2 California scratcher launched on September 22, 2025. Its final figures, from October 7, 2026, were 71.5% payout ($1.43 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.22 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 4.5 points (67.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 37.7% (1 in 4.44 at launch). 0 of 2 top prizes of $1,200,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 87.4% of its tickets had sold. Set for Life 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 Set for Life, 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, 473,888 of 2,741,933 prizes (17.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,200,000 | 1 in 6,084,750 | all claimed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $3,000 | 1 in 608,475 | 1 in 1,527,146 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 117,014 | 1 in 117,473 | 104 | 91 | 13 | 12.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 19,983 | 1 in 22,793 | 609 | 542 | 67 | 11.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 8,001 | 1 in 7,913 | 1,521 | 1,328 | 193 | 12.7% |
| $75 | 1 in 6,042 | 1 in 5,594 | 2,014 | 1,741 | 273 | 13.6% |
| $40 | 1 in 753.0 | 1 in 724.8 | 16,155 | 14,048 | 2,107 | 13.0% |
| $25 | 1 in 275.0 | 1 in 247.8 | 44,218 | 38,056 | 6,162 | 13.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 89.1 | 121,695 | 104,554 | 17,141 | 14.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 41.6 | 243,390 | 206,675 | 36,715 | 15.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 19.2 | 486,780 | 407,136 | 79,644 | 16.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 14.5 | 608,475 | 503,182 | 105,293 | 17.3% |
| $2 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 6.75 | 1,216,950 | 990,671 | 226,279 | 18.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.44 | 1 in 3.22 | 2,741,933 | 2,268,045 | 473,888 | 17.3% |
How Set for Life has moved
Set for Life: common questions
- How many $1,200,000 prizes are left in Set for Life?
- 0 of 2 as of October 25, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Set for Life?
- 1 in 3.22 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.44 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.22, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 6.17.
- Is Set for Life worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.5% ($1.43 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 55 in California. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. 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 Set for Life tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,527,146 of roughly 12,169,500 printed tickets are unsold (87.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Set for Life launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 22, 2025. It has ended.
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
- Planetary Payout — 65.9% payout, 1 in 4.05 any prize