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Weak valueActive10X The Cash · $2 · California Lottery
10X The Cash: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.31 on average.
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#1 of 6 · $2 CA gamesUpdated Jun 18, 2026, 12:06 AM
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#1 of 6 · $2 CA gamesUpdated Jun 18, 2026, 12:06 AM
10X The Cash is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.5%, down 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 13 of the original 20 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 12.0M printed tickets have been sold.
65.5%
expected return
1 in 4.16
odds of any win
13 of 20
$30K top prizes left
67%
claimed · 8M of 12M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 957,861 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $2
$3 – $300, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 128,633 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $300
$1.21 · 60.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.10 · 5.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $300 wins
957,830 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
12M
tickets printed
8M
tickets claimed · 67%
4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
65%
Tickets left
33%
65% of top prizes remain with only 33% 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 $2 CA peers
#1 of 6
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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