The current odds of winning any prize on Polar Payout are 1 in 3.61 (27.70%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 4 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 19, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 11,986,106 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Polar Payout is on sale at California Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 10 $10 California scratchers on sale, Polar Payout ranks #7 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.61 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is $1,000,000 Money Mania, where 1 in 3.39 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Polar Payout has 10 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 2,996,497 (4 of 4 left); $25,000+ at 1 in 428,071 (24 of 24 left); $2,500+ at 1 in 51,887 (203 of 203 left); $500+ at 1 in 3,718 (2,993 of 2,993 left); $200+ at 1 in 516 (20,007 of 20,007 left); $100+ at 1 in 65.4 (160,052 of 160,053 left); $50+ at 1 in 27.2 (256,963 of 256,967 left); $30+ at 1 in 13 (479,996 of 480,000 left); $20+ at 1 in 6.37 (959,990 of 960,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 3.61 (1,439,986 of 1,440,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Polar Payout ticket are 1 in 3.61 (27.70%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.37 (15.69%).

Polar Payout costs $10 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.

Polar Payout, a $10 California scratcher, was released on Oct 19, 2026 by the California Lottery.