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$3Word Games
Game #739 · $3 ticket
Serious Score 66Overall odds: 1 in 4Medium Confidence
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7dSerious Score66
Current Rate62¢Original: 62¢ · Shift: 0¢
Overall RankN/Aall US games
Price Rank#4by rate, $3 games
Tickets Remaining (Estimated)
2Kof 4.2K printed
Win Probabilities
7dTop Prize$30K
4 of 8 leftDistributed
P(Breakeven)1 in 4(26.2775%)
Any Prize
1 in 4
≥ $500
1 in 16,882
≥ $1K
1 in 120,288
≥ $5K
1 in 120,288
≥ $10K
1 in 120,288
About This Game
Word Games is a $3 scratchers from the California Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 4.
Returning 62¢ per dollar, Word Games falls in the middle of the pack for California scratchers at this price. The return rate has held relatively steady since this game launched.
Of the original 8 top prizes worth $30K each, 4 are still available. Prizes are distributed across many tiers, giving players frequent smaller wins. Notably, you have a 1 in 4 chance of at least breaking even — better than most games at this price.
Ranked #2 among $3 scratchers in California, this is one of the top picks at this price point.
Roughly 47% of printed tickets are still in circulation.