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Decent valueActive$100 or $200 · $20 · California Lottery
$100 or $200: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.21 on average.
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#11 of 14 · $20 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:05 AM
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#11 of 14 · $20 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:05 AM
$100 or $200 is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.1%, up 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 75.9%. 72,422 of the original 424,075 $200 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 16.2M printed tickets have been sold.
76.1%
expected return
1 in 7.94
odds of any win
72,422 of 424,075
$200 top prizes left
84%
claimed · 13.6M of 16.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 348,402 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $20
$100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
87 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $15.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $200
$15.21 · 76.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $200 wins
348,402 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
16.2M
tickets printed
13.6M
tickets claimed · 84%
2.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
16%
17% of top prizes remain with only 16% 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 $20 CA peers
#11 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:05 AM.
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