The current odds of winning any prize on Full of 500's are 1 in 4.43 (22.59%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 8769 of the 26250 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 17481 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 8, 2026. We estimate about 68% of the game's 17,982,805 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Full of 500's is on sale at California Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 12 $5 California scratchers on sale, Full of 500's ranks #9 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.43 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is LOTERIA™ Extra!, where 1 in 3.53 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Full of 500's has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 694 (17,481 of 26,250 left); $100+ at 1 in 256 (30,016 of 45,115 left); $50+ at 1 in 117 (56,007 of 84,092 left); $30+ at 1 in 62.7 (90,034 of 134,861 left); $20+ at 1 in 31.8 (187,941 of 280,994 left); $15+ at 1 in 17.8 (302,148 of 450,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.15 (1,291,113 of 1,913,012 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.43 (767,210 of 1,125,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Full of 500's ticket are 1 in 4.43 (22.59%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.15 (16.27%).

Full of 500's costs $5 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.

Full of 500's, a $5 California scratcher, was released on Aug 24, 2026 by the California Lottery.