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Weak valueActive$pring Green · $2 · California Lottery
$pring Green: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.30 on average.
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $2 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $2 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM
$pring Green is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 66.5%. 7 of the original 15 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 9.1M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.25
odds of any win
7 of 15
$20K top prizes left
67%
claimed · 6.1M of 9.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 715,178 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
8 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 54,945 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.30 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $200
$1.24 · 61.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.06 · 3.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $200 wins
715,124 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
9.1M
tickets printed
6.1M
tickets claimed · 67%
3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
47%
Tickets left
33%
47% of top prizes remain with only 33% 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, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM.
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