The current odds of winning any prize on $5,000,000 Extreme Cash are 1 in 3 (33.31%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $5,000,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 4 $5,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 8, 2026. We estimate about 79% of the game's 12,014,520 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $5,000,000 Extreme Cash is on sale at California Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 13 $20 California scratchers on sale, $5,000,000 Extreme Cash ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3 tickets winning at least the $20 ticket price back. Right now the $20 game with the best odds of breaking even is Golden State Riches, where 1 in 2.89 tickets wins at least $20 back.

$5,000,000 Extreme Cash has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $5,000,000 at 1 in 2,362,598 (4 of 4 left); $100,000+ at 1 in 726,953 (9 of 10 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 51,925 (169 of 204 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 4,052 (2,150 of 2,610 left); $500+ at 1 in 413 (20,565 of 26,163 left); $250+ at 1 in 115 (59,522 of 76,023 left); $100+ at 1 in 29.8 (234,748 of 299,826 left); $50+ at 1 in 15 (313,744 of 400,000 left); $40+ at 1 in 10 (314,001 of 400,000 left); $30+ at 1 in 7.51 (314,270 of 400,000 left); $25+ at 1 in 6.01 (314,467 of 400,000 left); $20+ at 1 in 3 (1,573,825 of 2,000,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $20 back on one $5,000,000 Extreme Cash ticket are 1 in 3 (33.31%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.01 (16.65%).

$5,000,000 Extreme Cash costs $20 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.

$5,000,000 Extreme Cash, a $20 California scratcher, was released on Aug 24, 2026 by the California Lottery.