Sunny Money — $10 California Scratcher #1677
Sunny Money (#1677) was a $10 California scratcher launched on May 19, 2025. Its final figures, from October 7, 2026, were 71.4% payout ($7.14 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.79 for any prize and 1 in 1,487,632 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 2.9 points (74.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 5.9% (1 in 3.57 at launch). 3 of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 63.6% of its tickets had sold. Sunny Money 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 Sunny Money, 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, 1,176,762 of 3,495,182 prizes (33.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 2,445,680 | 1 in 1,487,632 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60.0% |
| $20,000 | 1 in 1,222,840 | 1 in 1,115,724 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 611,420 | 1 in 637,556 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 35.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 298,254 | 1 in 278,931 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 39.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 23,607 | 1 in 27,213 | 518 | 354 | 164 | 31.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 2,992 | 1 in 3,262 | 4,087 | 2,719 | 1,368 | 33.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 773.0 | 1 in 858.6 | 15,817 | 10,619 | 5,198 | 32.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 71.0 | 1 in 77.9 | 173,205 | 115,927 | 57,278 | 33.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 44.0 | 1 in 48.6 | 275,051 | 183,253 | 91,798 | 33.4% |
| $25 | 1 in 36.0 | 1 in 39.4 | 336,180 | 222,870 | 113,310 | 33.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 17.0 | 1 in 18.0 | 733,704 | 486,385 | 247,319 | 33.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.9 | 1,222,840 | 814,281 | 408,559 | 33.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 17.0 | 1 in 17.7 | 733,704 | 481,966 | 251,738 | 34.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.57 | 1 in 3.79 | 3,495,182 | 2,318,420 | 1,176,762 | 33.7% |
How Sunny Money has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 27, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 22 remain.
- September 27, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 230 remain.
- September 26, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 232 remain.
- September 25, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
- September 25, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 234 remain.
- September 24, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 237 remain.
- September 23, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 239 remain.
- September 20, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 242 remain.
- September 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 245 remain.
- September 17, 2025: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 246 remain.
- September 16, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.
- September 16, 2025: 5 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 250 remain.
Sunny Money: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Sunny Money?
- 3 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,487,632.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Sunny Money?
- 1 in 3.79 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.57 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.79, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 4.82.
- Is Sunny Money worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.4% ($7.14 back per $10 ticket), rank #— 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 Sunny Money tickets are left?
- We estimate 4,462,895 of roughly 12,472,968 printed tickets are unsold (63.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Sunny Money launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 19, 2025. It has ended.
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