Can I still buy The Lucky Spot!?

No. Its sales ended on October 12, 2026. It launched on February 20, 2023. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.

When is the last day to claim a prize on The Lucky Spot!?

April 10, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.

How many $1,000 prizes are still unclaimed in The Lucky Spot!?

27 of 125, in the last figures California published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.

How many The Lucky Spot! prizes are unclaimed in all?

1,726,943 of 6,440,068, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

The Lucky Spot! — $1 California Scratcher #1555

Data captured October 25, 2026, 03:29 UTC · launched February 20, 2023 · sales ended, claim by April 10, 2027

The Lucky Spot! California scratcher ticket

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The Lucky Spot! (#1555) is a $1 California scratcher launched on February 20, 2023 that can no longer be bought, only claimed. Its sales ended on October 12, 2026. Winning tickets can be claimed until April 10, 2027; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of October 25, 2026, 27 of 125 top prizes of $1,000 are still unclaimed, and 1,726,943 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the California scratchers on sale are ranked by what they pay back.

Claim by

April 10, 2027

then prizes are forfeited

Sales ended

October 12, 2026

no longer sold

Top prizes unclaimed

27 of 125

$1,000 each

Prizes unclaimed

1,726,943

of 6,440,068 at launch

Unclaimed prize money

$4,859,716

at face value, all tiers

Prizes still unclaimed

Every prize level in The Lucky Spot! and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 1,726,943 of 6,440,068 prizes (26.8%) are still out there.

Prize	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000	125	98	27	21.6%
$100	3,183	2,520	663	20.8%
$50	8,335	6,618	1,717	20.6%
$40	10,275	8,141	2,134	20.8%
$20	128,363	99,589	28,774	22.4%
$15	128,363	99,895	28,468	22.2%
$10	256,726	197,048	59,678	23.2%
$5	513,452	387,618	125,834	24.5%
$3	770,178	569,494	200,684	26.1%
$2	1,797,082	1,311,342	485,740	27.0%
$1	2,823,986	2,030,762	793,224	28.1%
All prizes	6,440,068	4,713,125	1,726,943	26.8%

How The Lucky Spot! has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

August 16, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 31 remain.
June 5, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 32 remain.
June 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 33 remain.
May 17, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 34 remain.
May 16, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 35 remain.
May 6, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 36 remain.

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

The Lucky Spot!: common questions

Can I still buy The Lucky Spot!?: No. Its sales ended on October 12, 2026. It launched on February 20, 2023. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
When is the last day to claim a prize on The Lucky Spot!?: April 10, 2027. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
How many $1,000 prizes are still unclaimed in The Lucky Spot!?: 27 of 125, in the last figures California published (October 25, 2026). They are claimable only by a ticket already sold.
How many The Lucky Spot! prizes are unclaimed in all?: 1,726,943 of 6,440,068, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

Other $1 California scratchers

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Festive Wishes — 65.5% payout, 1 in 4.32 any prize

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