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Weak valueActiveTripling Bonus Crossword · $3 · California Lottery
Tripling Bonus Crossword: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.94 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 PM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 CA gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 PM
Tripling Bonus Crossword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.7%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 13 of the original 20 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 39% of the 24.0M printed tickets have been sold.
64.7%
expected return
1 in 3.34
odds of any win
13 of 20
$20K top prizes left
39%
claimed · 9.5M of 24M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,358,189 winning tickets still unclaimed.
24 win more than $3
$4 – $300, an actual profit
6 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 128,465 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.94 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $300
$1.91 · 63.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.03 · 0.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
4,358,076 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% 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, Mar 2026.
24M
tickets printed
9.5M
tickets claimed · 39%
14.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
65%
Tickets left
61%
65% 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 $3 CA peers
#2 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from California Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 PM.
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