Bits & Odds

Sunny Money — $10 California Scratcher #1677

Final figures from October 7, 2026 · launched May 19, 2025 · ended

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.

Current payout
71.4%
74.3% at launch
Expected value
$7.14
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.79
1 in 3.57 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.79
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 4.82
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 23,005
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
3 of 5
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
36.4%
≈ 4,462,895 tickets

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.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% 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 prizes1 in 3.571 in 3.79 3,495,1822,318,420 1,176,76233.7%

How Sunny Money has moved

68% 176% 284% May 2025Aug 2025Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Sunny Money. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

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.

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