51 games ranked · Updated Oct 18, 2026

Best California scratchers,
ranked by the odds

All 51 active California scratchers, ordered by the overall odds printed on each game — best odds first. That printed number never changes after launch, so next to every game we also show what it still has left today.

$1 Million California Cash California scratch-off ticket
🥇 #1 best odds
$1 Million California Cash
1 in 2.32
$40 ticket · top prize $1,000,000
✓ 37 of 40 top prizes left
Royal Jackpot California scratch-off ticket
🥈 #2 best odds
Royal Jackpot
1 in 2.43
$40 ticket · top prize $15,000,000
✓ 3 of 5 top prizes left
200X California scratch-off ticket
🥉 #3 best odds
200X
1 in 2.71
$30 ticket · top prize $10,000,000
✓ 4 of 5 top prizes left

Every game, ranked

# Game Price Printed odds Top prizes left
1 $1 Million California Cash #1749 $40 1 in 2.32 37 of 40
2 Royal Jackpot #1718 $40 1 in 2.43 3 of 5
3 200X #1740 $30 1 in 2.71 4 of 5
4 7's #1692 $30 1 in 2.71 2 of 5
5 Crossword Xtreme #1726 $30 1 in 2.72 2 of 4
6 Golden State Riches #1735 $20 1 in 2.89 6 of 7
7 $5,000,000 Extreme Cash #1744 $20 1 in 3 4 of 4
8 100X #1696 $20 1 in 3 2 of 6
9 Cash King #1664 $20 1 in 3 2 of 6
10 Instant Prize Crossword #1739 $20 1 in 3.1 12 of 15
11 Red Carpet Riches #1714 $20 1 in 3.1 5 of 12
12 100X The Cash #1722 $20 1 in 3.32 2 of 6
13 Monopoly #1669 $20 1 in 3.32 4 of 6
14 Set For Life #1705 $20 1 in 3.32 5 of 6
15 Show Me $5,000,000! #1678 $20 1 in 3.32 2 of 5
16 Tripling Bonus Crossword #1720 $3 1 in 3.34 6 of 20
17 $1,000,000 Money Mania #1713 $10 1 in 3.42 2 of 13
18 California Jackpot #1695 $10 1 in 3.42 3 of 8
19 Neon Jackpot #1734 $10 1 in 3.42 5 of 8
20 Mystery Crossword #1708 $10 1 in 3.47 5 of 48
21 Mystery Crossword #1743 $10 1 in 3.47 21 of 25
22 $1,000,000 Poker #1725 $10 1 in 3.5 9 of 18
23 California Color Pop #1721 $10 1 in 3.5 1 of 6
24 Loteria™ Extra! #1688 $5 1 in 3.51 3 of 19
25 Loteria™ Extra! #1737 $5 1 in 3.51 11 of 13
26 Fireball Bingo #1711 $3 1 in 3.61 24 of 50
27 Poker Multiplier #1747 $5 1 in 3.62 22 of 25
28 Poker Nights #1694 $5 1 in 3.62 3 of 40
29 Loteria™ #1729 $3 1 in 3.74 45 of 60
30 California Dreamin' #1680 $5 1 in 3.75 5 of 12
31 Set For Life #1748 $10 1 in 3.76 5 of 5
32 15X #1684 $3 1 in 3.78 2 of 37
33 15X #1746 $3 1 in 3.78 26 of 28
34 Jaws #1724 $5 1 in 3.81 9 of 20
35 Superlotto Plus® Multiplier #1733 $5 1 in 3.81 5 of 13
36 Mega Crossword #1717 $5 1 in 3.82 15 of 35
37 Goooaaal! #1728 $2 1 in 4.09 11 of 20
38 Planetary Payout #1741 $2 1 in 4.09 15 of 20
39 Boo Bucks #1745 $2 1 in 4.1 7 of 10
40 Dominoes #1723 $2 1 in 4.1 10 of 16
41 Monopoly #1665 $2 1 in 4.1 15 of 28
42 Ca$h Doubler #1732 $2 1 in 4.24 8 of 15
43 Rockin' Riches #1727 $1 1 in 4.34 19 of 105
44 Full Of 500's #1742 $5 1 in 4.43 15,853 of 26,250
45 Set For Life #1736 $2 1 in 4.44 1 of 2
46 Cash Crush #1712 $5 1 in 4.53 5 of 14
47 Straight 8's #1674 $1 1 in 4.59 22 of 90
48 Red, White & Blue 7's #1730 $5 1 in 4.73 3 of 18
49 $100 Or $200 #1687 $20 1 in 7.94 61,421 of 424,075
50 $100 Or $200 Frenzy #1731 $20 1 in 7.94 234,147 of 467,736
51 $50 Or $100 #1738 $10 1 in 8.13 135,907 of 276,255
🔒 This is the day-one ranking. The app re-ranks every California game each morning by what's actually left — ticket value, the SmartScratcher Score, and a straight buy-or-skip answer. Get the app.

Odds and prize counts come from official California Lottery data, refreshed every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.

Why "best odds" isn't the whole story

Every number in the ranking above was printed before a single ticket was sold. From that moment on, the game only moves in one direction: tickets get scratched, prizes come off the board, and the odds on the back of the ticket never update to say so. A game can advertise great odds for months after the prizes that made it worth playing are gone.

Printed odds are half the story. SmartScratcher does the other half: it takes the prizes still on the board today and turns them into a ticket value, a 0–100 score, and a fresh ranking for California every single morning — see today's real ranking in the app.

Best odds at every price

$1
Rockin' Riches
1 in 4.34
✓ 19 of 105 top prizes left
$2
Goooaaal!
1 in 4.09
✓ 11 of 20 top prizes left
$3
Tripling Bonus Crossword
1 in 3.34
✓ 6 of 20 top prizes left
$5
Loteria™ Extra!
1 in 3.51
✓ 3 of 19 top prizes left
$10
$1,000,000 Money Mania
1 in 3.42
✓ 2 of 13 top prizes left
$20
Golden State Riches
1 in 2.89
✓ 6 of 7 top prizes left
$30
200X
1 in 2.71
✓ 4 of 5 top prizes left
$40
$1 Million California Cash
1 in 2.32
✓ 37 of 40 top prizes left

Quick answers

Which California scratcher has the best odds right now?

As of Oct 18, 2026, $1 Million California Cash has the best printed overall odds of any active California scratch-off — 1 in 2.32, on a $40 ticket. The full ranking above covers every active game.

What do overall odds like "1 in 2.32" actually mean?

It means that when the game launched, about 1 in every 2.32 tickets was a winner of some prize — counting every tier, including free tickets and prizes that just win your money back. It is not the chance of hitting a big prize; top-prize odds are far longer.

Do the odds change after a game launches?

The printed number never changes — it describes the game on day one, before anyone scratched anything. The reality changes every day as tickets sell and prizes get claimed. A game can keep advertising great odds long after its biggest prizes are gone, which is why this page shows live top-prize counts next to every ranking.

How is this ranking different from the SmartScratcher app?

This page ranks California games by one public number: the overall odds printed at launch. The app starts where that number stops — it uses the prizes actually left today to work out each game's current ticket value and a 0–100 score, then re-ranks every game every morning. Printed odds tell you how a game started; the app tells you what it's worth now.

These numbers tell you what's left.
The app tells you what's worth it.

Prize counts are just the start. SmartScratcher turns them into a ticket value, a 0–100 score, and a straight answer for every game — so you skip the picked-clean ones and play the good ones.

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