Planetary Payout — $2 California Scratcher #1741
Planetary Payout (#1741) is a $2 California scratcher launched on August 24, 2026. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #52 of 54 active games on current payout (65.0%, $1.30 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 7 $2 games, #43 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.13) and #11 on top-prize odds (1 in 549,930). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.7 points (65.8% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.0% (1 in 4.09 at launch). 20 of 20 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 10,998,602 tickets are still unsold (8.4% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Planetary Payout, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 2,661,642 of 2,934,220 prizes (90.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 600,000 | 1 in 549,930 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 120,000 | 1 in 115,775 | 100 | 5 | 95 | 95.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 15,000 | 1 in 15,601 | 800 | 95 | 705 | 88.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,636 | 1 in 3,680 | 3,300 | 311 | 2,989 | 90.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 600.0 | 1 in 615.4 | 20,000 | 2,128 | 17,872 | 89.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 80.0 | 1 in 81.4 | 150,000 | 14,899 | 135,101 | 90.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 33.0 | 1 in 33.9 | 360,000 | 35,144 | 324,856 | 90.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 25.3 | 480,000 | 45,854 | 434,146 | 90.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 17.0 | 1 in 16.8 | 720,000 | 65,820 | 654,180 | 90.9% |
| Ticketfree ticket | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.1 | 1,200,000 | 108,322 | 1,091,678 | 91.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.09 | 1 in 4.13 | 2,934,220 | 272,578 | 2,661,642 | 90.7% |
How Planetary Payout has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 12, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 95 remain.
Planetary Payout: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Planetary Payout?
- 20 of 20 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 549,930.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Planetary Payout?
- 1 in 4.13 today, compared with 1 in 4.09 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.01, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.01.
- Is Planetary Payout worth buying?
- Its current payout is 65.0% ($1.30 back per $2 ticket), rank #52 of 54 in California. The best $2 alternative today is 10X The Cash (#1719, $2) at 70.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Planetary Payout tickets are left?
- We estimate 10,998,602 of roughly 12,000,000 printed tickets are unsold (8.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Planetary Payout launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 24, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $2 California scratchers
- 10X The Cash — 70.6% payout, 1 in 3.61 any prize
- Set for Life — 70.3% payout, 1 in 4.60 any prize
- Dominoes — 66.6% payout, 1 in 4.01 any prize
- MONOPOLY — 66.3% payout, 1 in 4.02 any prize
- GOOOAAAL! — 65.9% payout, 1 in 4.01 any prize