A
Strong valueActive100X · $20 · California Lottery
100X: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.76 on average.
▲ +6.7 pts vs launch#3 of 14 · $20 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM
▲ +6.7 pts vs launch#3 of 14 · $20 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM
100X is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 83.8%, up 6.7 percentage points from the launch value of 77.1%. 3 of the original 6 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 73% of the 18.2M printed tickets have been sold.
83.8%
expected return
1 in 3.00
odds of any win
3 of 6
$5M jackpots left
73%
claimed · 13.2M of 18.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,678,497 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$25 – $250, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
66 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 414 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.76 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.32 · 66.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.46 · 2.3% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$2.98 · 14.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.9%
Just 3 tickets out of 5M carry the $5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
1,677,256 winning tickets remain in this range: 79% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
73% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
18.2M
tickets printed
13.2M
tickets claimed · 73%
5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
27%
50% of top prizes remain with only 27% 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
#3 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM.
S
Scratchstats