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Weak valueActive10X The Cash · $2 · California Lottery
10X The Cash: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.22 on average.
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $2 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $2 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM
10X The Cash is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 4 of the original 20 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 77% of the 12.0M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 4.16
odds of any win
4 of 20
$30K top prizes left
77%
claimed · 9.2M of 12M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 662,899 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$3 – $300, an actual profit
11 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 230,047 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.22 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $300
$1.17 · 58.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.05 · 2.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $300 wins
662,887 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
77% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
12M
tickets printed
9.2M
tickets claimed · 77%
2.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
20%
Tickets left
23%
20% of top prizes remain with 23% 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
#8 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM.
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