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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 Poker · $10 · California Lottery
$1,000,000 Poker: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.53 on average.
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $10 CA gamesUpdated Jun 18, 2026, 12:06 AM
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $10 CA gamesUpdated Jun 18, 2026, 12:06 AM
$1,000,000 Poker is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.3%, up 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 74.6%. 9 of the original 12 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 32% of the 14.4M printed tickets have been sold.
75.3%
expected return
1 in 3.50
odds of any win
9 of 12
$1M jackpots left
32%
claimed · 4.6M of 14.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,807,089 winning tickets still unclaimed.
22 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
6 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,445 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.53 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.50 · 65.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.12 · 1.2% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.91 · 9.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
66.2%
Just 9 tickets out of 9.9M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
2,806,350 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
32% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
14.4M
tickets printed
4.6M
tickets claimed · 32%
9.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
68%
75% of top prizes remain with only 68% 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 $10 CA peers
#4 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 18, 2026, 12:06 AM.
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