How many $75,000 prizes are left in Poker Nights?

4 of 40 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,019,237.

What are the odds of winning anything on Poker Nights?

1 in 3.37 today, compared with 1 in 3.49 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.01, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.06.

Is Poker Nights worth buying?

Its current payout is 71.8% ($3.59 back per $5 ticket), rank #32 of 54 in California. The best $5 alternative today is LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688, $5) at 75.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Poker Nights tickets are left?

We estimate 8,076,947 of roughly 46,298,560 printed tickets are unsold (86.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Poker Nights launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on September 22, 2025. It is still on sale.

Poker Nights — $5 California Scratcher #1694

Data captured September 12, 2026 · launched September 22, 2025

Poker Nights California scratcher ticket

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Poker Nights (#1694) is a $5 California scratcher launched on September 22, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #32 of 54 active games on current payout (71.8%, $3.59 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 11 $5 games, #20 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.37) and #37 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,019,237). Since launch the payout has risen 1.7 points (70.1% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 3.3% (1 in 3.49 at launch). 4 of 40 top prizes of $75,000 remain, and we estimate 8,076,947 tickets are still unsold (86.2% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout

71.8%

70.1% at launch

Expected value

$3.59

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.37

1 in 3.49 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 5.01

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 5.06

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 15,745

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

4 of 40

$75,000 each

Tickets remaining

13.8%

≈ 8,076,947 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Poker Nights, 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, 2,393,569 of 13,271,002 prizes (18.0%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$75,000	1 in 1,202,560	1 in 2,019,237	40	36	4	10.0%
$5,000	1 in 118,479	1 in 100,962	406	326	80	19.7%
$1,000	1 in 20,051	1 in 18,827	2,399	1,970	429	17.9%
$500	1 in 2,999	1 in 3,212	16,040	13,525	2,515	15.7%
$100	1 in 334.0	1 in 346.2	144,228	120,896	23,332	16.2%
$50	1 in 100.0	1 in 100.8	481,008	400,867	80,141	16.7%
$20	1 in 40.0	1 in 39.6	1,202,618	998,511	204,107	17.0%
$15	1 in 27.0	1 in 26.0	1,803,722	1,492,955	310,767	17.2%
$10	1 in 20.0	1 in 19.2	2,405,181	1,985,484	419,697	17.4%
$6	1 in 16.0	1 in 14.5	3,006,400	2,450,379	556,021	18.5%
Ticketfree ticket	1 in 11.0	1 in 10.1	4,208,960	3,412,484	796,476	18.9%
All prizes	1 in 3.49	1 in 3.37	13,271,002	10,877,433	2,393,569	18.0%

How Poker Nights has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Poker Nights. 12 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 12, 2026: 8 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 429 remain.
September 11, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 80 remain.
September 11, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 437 remain.
September 10, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 81 remain.
September 10, 2026: 9 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 441 remain.
September 9, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 82 remain.
September 9, 2026: 9 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 450 remain.
September 27, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,722 remain.
September 26, 2025: 9 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,725 remain.
September 25, 2025: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,734 remain.
September 24, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,737 remain.

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

Poker Nights: common questions

How many $75,000 prizes are left in Poker Nights?: 4 of 40 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,019,237.
What are the odds of winning anything on Poker Nights?: 1 in 3.37 today, compared with 1 in 3.49 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.01, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.06.
Is Poker Nights worth buying?: Its current payout is 71.8% ($3.59 back per $5 ticket), rank #32 of 54 in California. The best $5 alternative today is LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688, $5) at 75.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Poker Nights tickets are left?: We estimate 8,076,947 of roughly 46,298,560 printed tickets are unsold (86.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Poker Nights launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on September 22, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $5 California scratchers

LOTERIA™ Extra! — 75.0% payout, 1 in 2.98 any prize
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JAWS — 71.9% payout, 1 in 3.76 any prize
LOTERIA™ Extra! — 71.3% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize

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