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Average valueActive$50 or $100 · $10 · California Lottery
$50 or $100: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.30 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#8 of 11 · $10 CA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#8 of 11 · $10 CA games
$50 or $100 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 169,810 of the original 276,255 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 39% of the 11.9M printed tickets have been sold.
73.0%
expected return
1 in 8.13
odds of any win
169,810 of 276,255
$100 top prizes left
39%
claimed · 4.6M of 11.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 908,364 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $10
$50 or $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
88 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $7.30 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $100
$7.30 · 73.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $100 wins
908,364 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
39% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
11.9M
tickets printed
4.6M
tickets claimed · 39%
7.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
61%
Tickets left
61%
61% of top prizes remain with only 61% 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 $10 CA peers
#8 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data.
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