The current odds of winning any prize on $1 Million California Cash are 1 in 2.32 (43.10%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000,000 top prize.

Yes. 5 of the 40 $1,000,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 35 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 5, 2026. We estimate about 87% of the game's 14,973,022 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $1 Million California Cash is on sale at California Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 2 $40 California scratchers on sale, $1 Million California Cash ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 2.32 tickets winning at least the $40 ticket price back or a free ticket. No other $40 California scratcher has better odds of breaking even right now.

$1 Million California Cash has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000,000 at 1 in 372,248 (35 of 40 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 241,272 (19 of 20 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 25,902 (449 of 508 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 4,733 (2,250 of 2,489 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 797 (13,587 of 15,222 left); $500+ at 1 in 300 (27,136 of 31,218 left); $400+ at 1 in 50 (217,177 of 249,813 left); $200+ at 1 in 34.9 (112,507 of 129,438 left); $100+ at 1 in 15.7 (456,291 of 525,141 left); $50+ at 1 in 7.67 (870,061 of 1,000,000 left); $40+ at 1 in 3.79 (1,739,887 of 2,000,000 left); Free ticket at 1 in 2.32 (2,175,594 of 2,500,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $40 back on one $1 Million California Cash ticket are 1 in 2.32 (43.10%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.67 (13.04%).

$1 Million California Cash costs $40 per ticket. It is sold at authorized California Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — California scratchers and California scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The California Lottery lists them under "Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in California call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$1 Million California Cash, a $40 California scratcher, was released on Sep 21, 2026 by the California Lottery.