The current odds of winning any prize on Straight 8's are 1 in 4.75 (21.04%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $888 top prize.

Yes. 68 of the 90 $888 top prizes have been claimed, and 22 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 12, 2026. We estimate about 26% of the game's 44,392,129 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Straight 8's is on sale at California Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 3 $1 California scratchers on sale, Straight 8's ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.75 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is Festive Wishes, where 1 in 4.36 tickets wins at least $1 back.

Straight 8's has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $888 at 1 in 523,583 (22 of 90 left); $100+ at 1 in 19,166 (579 of 2,762 left); $88+ at 1 in 6,364 (1,209 of 5,936 left); $30+ at 1 in 1,002 (9,685 of 46,236 left); $18+ at 1 in 224 (39,936 of 184,932 left); $10+ at 1 in 86.5 (81,752 of 369,864 left); $8+ at 1 in 38.4 (167,027 of 739,728 left); $4+ at 1 in 22.2 (218,942 of 924,660 left); $2+ at 1 in 9.5 (692,900 of 2,773,980 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.75 (1,211,147 of 4,623,300 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Straight 8's ticket are 1 in 4.75 (21.04%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.5 (10.52%).

Straight 8's costs $1 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.

Straight 8's, a $1 California scratcher, was released on May 19, 2025 by the California Lottery.