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California · $20 ticket · #1739

Instant Prize Crossword

Updated today

12 top prizes are still unclaimed at $2,000,000. A $20 ticket returns about 79¢ on average.

Includes free-ticket prizes

Pays back per $1 79¢ about 79¢ when the game launched
Top prize $2,000,000 12 of 15 still unclaimed
How far along 26% about 26% of tickets already sold · roughly 13.2 million tickets left (estimated) 1 in 3.1 tickets wins something

Prizes still unclaimed

PrizeStill unclaimedOriginally printed
$2,000,000 12 15
$25,000 27 32
$10,000 25 30
$5,000 120 147
$2,000 3,507 4,482
$1,000 9,221 11,997
$500 23,094 31,374
$250 32,901 44,845
$200 71,585 97,426
$100 329,863 448,992
$50 616,711 838,194
$25 1,411,236 1,916,238
Free ticket 1,768,553 2,395,084
The full numbers
Expected value, current
0.7945 per $1 wagered
Expected value at launch
0.7851 per $1 wagered
Overall odds as published
1 in 3.1
Estimated tickets printed
17,945,454
Estimated tickets remaining
13,235,559
Estimated fraction sold
0.2625
Game number
#1739

Payback trend across our stored snapshots:

Source: the California Lottery's own game page. Every figure here is an estimate — how we figure them.