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Weak valueActive15X · $3 · California Lottery
15X: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.97 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 CA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 CA games
15X is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.7%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.7%. 28 of the original 28 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 17.2M printed tickets have been sold.
65.7%
expected return
1 in 3.78
odds of any win
28 of 28
$30K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 62k of 17.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,547,496 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 10,658 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.97 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.91 · 63.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.06 · 1.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
4,547,320 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2026.
17.2M
tickets printed
62k
tickets claimed · 0%
17.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with only 100% 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 $3 CA peers
#2 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data.
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