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State guide · CA · Updated daily
We rank every active California's scratch-off each morning by expected value per dollar — a quantitative signal sourced directly from California Lottery's official prize-remaining data feeds. No California games clear break-even today — but the list below surfaces the strongest available plays, ranked by how close they come. The math still narrows your options.
Tirage Analysis Desk
· 5 min read · Methodology
Games tracked
71
Live in CA right now
+EV today
0
None clearing break-even
Best EV / $
0.87
Double The Luck
Last scan
07:13 AM ET
Aug 31, 2026 · auto every 24h
TL;DR
18+ only. For entertainment purposes — not financial advice. Scratch-offs have a negative expected return on average. 1-800-GAMBLER if you need help.
Ranked picks
$20
CA
Double The Luck
CA · #1672 · $20
Ranked #1 of 71 active California games by our quantitative models. At 0.87 EV/$, this is among the strongest sub-break-even plays in the state — a minimal theoretical loss per dollar relative to the full field. 2 top prizes remain unclaimed — a key input into our opportunity assessment.
$20
CA
Instant Prize Crossword
CA · #1634 · $20
Ranked #2 of 71 active California games by our quantitative models. At 0.86 EV/$, this is among the strongest sub-break-even plays in the state — a minimal theoretical loss per dollar relative to the full field. 3 top prizes remain unclaimed — a key input into our opportunity assessment.
$40
CA
40 Years of Play!
CA · #1660 · $40
Ranked #3 of 71 active California games by our quantitative models. At 0.85 EV/$, this is among the strongest sub-break-even plays in the state — a minimal theoretical loss per dollar relative to the full field. 1 top prize remains unclaimed — a key input into our opportunity assessment.
$20
CA
100X
CA · #1696 · $20
Ranked #4 of 71 active California games by our quantitative models. At 0.85 EV/$, this is among the strongest sub-break-even plays in the state — a minimal theoretical loss per dollar relative to the full field. 3 top prizes remain unclaimed — a key input into our opportunity assessment.
$20
CA
set for life
CA · #1705 · $20
Ranked #5 of 71 active California games by our quantitative models. At 0.85 EV/$, this is among the strongest sub-break-even plays in the state — a minimal theoretical loss per dollar relative to the full field.
Ranks #6–15
| # | Game | Price | EV / $ | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Royal Jackpot#1718 | $40 | 0.83 | Detail ↗ |
| 7 | 7's#1692 | $30 | 0.83 | Detail ↗ |
| 8 | MONOPOLY#1669 | $20 | 0.82 | Detail ↗ |
| 9 | 200X#1740 | $30 | 0.82 | Detail ↗ |
| 10 | Instant Prize Crossword#1739 | $20 | 0.80 | Detail ↗ |
| 11 | LOTERIA™ Grande#1704 | $10 | 0.80 | Detail ↗ |
| 12 | Crossword Xtreme#1726 | $30 | 0.79 | Detail ↗ |
| 13 | Red Carpet Riches#1714 | $20 | 0.79 | Detail ↗ |
| 14 | 100X The Cash#1722 | $20 | 0.79 | Detail ↗ |
| 15 | Show Me $5,000,000!#1678 | $20 | 0.79 | Detail ↗ |
By price · CA
How we rank
Every morning, our scanning infrastructure ingests the California Lottery's published remaining-prize counts and overall-odds data for every active scratch-off game. We compute expected value per dollar by weighting each prize tier's residual count against the estimated ticket pool. Ties are broken by the percentage of top-tier prizes outstanding. Read the full methodology, browse the glossary, or learn how scratch-off odds work.
Frequently asked · CA
Double The Luck ($20) at 0.87 EV/$ is currently the highest-rated active California scratch-off with 2 top prizes still unclaimed, as of our most recent daily scan. Rankings update every morning automatically.
Tirage tracks the top prizes remaining for every active California scratch-off. The ranked list above shows each game with its current remaining-prize count, refreshed daily from the California Lottery's official published data — so you can see at a glance which games still have top prizes unclaimed.
Yes. The California Lottery publishes both the overall odds and the remaining-prize counts for every active scratch-off game. Our autonomous scanning infrastructure catalogs these daily and computes expected value for each.
Expected value per dollar (EV/$) is the probability-weighted average return per $1 spent, given the prizes still in play. An EV/$ of 0.72 means you statistically get back $0.72 per dollar. An EV/$ above 1.00 means the game is theoretically profitable — rare, but it happens when top prizes are mostly unclaimed late in a game's lifecycle.
Every morning, automatically. Our scanning infrastructure ingests the California Lottery's published remaining-prize data once per day, recomputes expected value across all active games, and updates the rankings. Game launches, top-prize claims, and EV crossings are detected on every scan.
Smaller prizes (typically up to $599) can be claimed at any authorized California Lottery retailer. Larger prizes require visiting a California Lottery claim center. Visit the official California Lottery website for current claim center locations and hours.
Stay ahead
A Sunday digest with California's movers, plus an alert the day one of its games crosses break-even.
Our analysis desk publishes a weekly read on the market — new games, claimed top prizes and where the numbers moved. Read the latest analysis →
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