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Weak valueActiveStraight 8's · $1 · California Lottery
Straight 8's: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.61 on average.
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $1 CA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:05 AM
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $1 CA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:05 AM
Straight 8's is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, down 4.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 24 of the original 90 $888 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 70% of the 44.6M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 4.59
odds of any win
24 of 90
$888 top prizes left
70%
claimed · 31.3M of 44.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,851,054 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 552,624 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $888
$0.61 · 61.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $888 wins
2,851,054 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
70% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
44.6M
tickets printed
31.3M
tickets claimed · 70%
13.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
27%
Tickets left
30%
27% of top prizes remain with 30% 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 $1 CA peers
#2 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:05 AM.
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