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Weak valueActivePlanetary Payout · $2 · California Lottery
Planetary Payout: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.31 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $2 CA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $2 CA games
Planetary Payout is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.5%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.5%. 17 of the original 20 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 15% of the 12.0M printed tickets have been sold.
65.5%
expected return
1 in 4.09
odds of any win
17 of 20
$20K top prizes left
15%
claimed · 1.8M of 12M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,505,841 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $2
$3 – $100, 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 13,412 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 – $500
$1.27 · 63.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.04 · 2.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
2,505,734 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
15% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
12M
tickets printed
1.8M
tickets claimed · 15%
10.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
85%
Tickets left
85%
85% of top prizes remain with 85% 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
#3 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data.
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