How many $500,000 prizes are left in The Big Spin?

13 of 27 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,033,240.

What are the odds of winning anything on The Big Spin?

1 in 3.82 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.72 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.82, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.37.

Is The Big Spin worth buying?

Its current payout is 71.0% ($3.55 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 55 in California. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688, $5) at 74.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many The Big Spin tickets are left?

We estimate 13,432,119 of roughly 32,011,200 printed tickets are unsold (58.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did The Big Spin launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on May 20, 2024. It has ended.

The Big Spin — $5 California Scratcher #1623

Final figures from October 7, 2026 · launched May 20, 2024 · ended

The Big Spin California scratcher ticket

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The Big Spin (#1623) was a $5 California scratcher launched on May 20, 2024. Its final figures, from October 7, 2026, were 71.0% payout ($3.55 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.82 for any prize and 1 in 1,033,240 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 0.3 points (70.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.7% (1 in 3.72 at launch). 13 of 27 top prizes of $500,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 58.9% of its tickets had sold. The Big Spin 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

71.0%

70.7% at launch

Expected value

$3.55

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.82

1 in 3.72 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.82

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 5.37

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 51,662

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

13 of 27

$500,000 each

Tickets remaining

41.1%

≈ 13,432,119 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in The Big Spin, 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, 3,518,290 of 8,616,474 prizes (40.8%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$500,000	1 in 1,216,000	1 in 1,033,240	27	14	13	48.1%
$10,000	1 in 608,000	1 in 584,005	54	31	23	42.6%
$1,000	1 in 59,050	1 in 59,965	556	332	224	40.3%
$500	1 in 3,976	1 in 4,151	8,257	5,021	3,236	39.2%
$100	1 in 397.0	1 in 411.5	82,684	50,045	32,639	39.5%
$50	1 in 248.0	1 in 256.5	132,530	80,172	52,358	39.5%
$30	1 in 123.0	1 in 126.2	266,715	160,251	106,464	39.9%
$20	1 in 40.0	1 in 40.9	820,800	492,225	328,575	40.0%
$15	1 in 33.0	1 in 33.7	985,498	586,570	398,928	40.5%
$10	1 in 18.0	1 in 18.3	1,804,953	1,069,090	735,863	40.8%
$6	1 in 16.0	1 in 15.9	2,052,000	1,208,792	843,208	41.1%
$5	1 in 13.0	1 in 13.2	2,462,400	1,445,641	1,016,759	41.3%
All prizes	1 in 3.72	1 in 3.82	8,616,474	5,098,184	3,518,290	40.8%

How The Big Spin has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking The Big Spin. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 231 remain.
August 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 232 remain.
August 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 233 remain.
August 1, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 234 remain.
July 29, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
July 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 235 remain.
July 1, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 236 remain.
June 28, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 237 remain.
June 24, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 238 remain.
June 20, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 239 remain.
June 17, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 240 remain.
June 14, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 24 remain.

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

The Big Spin: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in The Big Spin?: 13 of 27 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,033,240.
What are the odds of winning anything on The Big Spin?: 1 in 3.82 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.72 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.82, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.37.
Is The Big Spin worth buying?: Its current payout is 71.0% ($3.55 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 55 in California. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688, $5) at 74.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many The Big Spin tickets are left?: We estimate 13,432,119 of roughly 32,011,200 printed tickets are unsold (58.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did The Big Spin launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on May 20, 2024. It has ended.

Other $5 California scratchers

LOTERIA™ Extra! — 74.8% payout, 1 in 2.98 any prize
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California Dreamin' — 72.6% payout, 1 in 3.93 any prize
JAWS — 72.3% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize
LOTERIA™ Extra! — 70.7% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize

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