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Decent valueActive$5,000,000 Superstar · $20 · California Lottery
$5,000,000 Superstar: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.90 on average.
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#7 of 13 · $20 CA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#7 of 13 · $20 CA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM
$5,000,000 Superstar is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.5%, up 0.9 percentage points from the launch value of 78.6%. 3 of the original 5 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 15.3M printed tickets have been sold.
79.5%
expected return
1 in 3.43
odds of any win
3 of 5
$5M jackpots left
50%
claimed · 7.7M of 15.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,175,596 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $20
$30 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 147 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.90 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.52 · 62.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$1.40 · 7.0% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$1.98 · 9.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.6%
Just 3 tickets out of 7.6M 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
2,173,294 winning tickets remain in this range: 79% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
15.3M
tickets printed
7.7M
tickets claimed · 50%
7.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
50%
60% of top prizes remain with only 50% 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
#7 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM.
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