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Strong valueActive$1 Million California Cash · $40 · California Lottery
$1 Million California Cash: Strong value. A $40 ticket pays back $32.48 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $40 CA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $40 CA games
$1 Million California Cash is a $40 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.2%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 81.2%. 40 of the original 40 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 15.1M printed tickets have been sold.
81.2%
expected return
1 in 2.32
odds of any win
40 of 40
$1M jackpots left
0%
claimed · 61k of 15.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 6,427,570 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $40
$50 – $400, an actual profit
30 win their money back
a $40 prize, so you break even
57 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 305 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $32.48 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $40 – $500
$28.07 · 70.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$1.75 · 4.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.66 · 6.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.6%
Just 40 tickets out of 15M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$40 – $500 wins
6,409,299 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2026.
15.1M
tickets printed
61k
tickets claimed · 0%
15M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with only 100% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
California Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $40 CA peers
#3 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data.
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