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Planetary Payout — $2 California Scratcher #1741

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched August 24, 2026

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.

Current payout
65.0%
65.8% at launch
Expected value
$1.30
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.13
1 in 4.09 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 7.01
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.01
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 95,640
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
20 of 20
$20,000 each
Tickets remaining
91.6%
≈ 10,998,602 tickets

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.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% 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 prizes1 in 4.091 in 4.13 2,934,220272,578 2,661,64290.7%

How Planetary Payout has moved

63% 65% 67% Sep 2026Sep 2026Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Planetary Payout. 6 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

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.

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