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$1Pocket Change
Game #0741 · $1 ticket
Serious Score 64Overall odds: 1 in 5Medium Confidence
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Pocket Change is a $1 scratchers from the California Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 5.
Returning 60¢ per dollar, Pocket Change 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 51 top prizes worth $500 each, 29 are still available. Prizes are distributed across many tiers, giving players frequent smaller wins. Notably, you have a 1 in 5 chance of at least breaking even — better than most games at this price.
Ranked #2 among $1 scratchers in California, this is one of the top picks at this price point.
With an estimated 65% of tickets still available, there is plenty of stock remaining.
Key Metrics
7dSerious Score64
Current Rate60¢Original: 61¢ · Shift: -1¢
Overall RankN/Aall US games
Price Rank#2by rate, $1 games
Tickets Remaining (Estimated)
11Mof 16.8M printed
Win Probabilities
7dTop Prize$500
29 of 51 leftDistributed
P(Breakeven)1 in 5(21.4133%)
Any Prize
1 in 5
≥ $500
1 in 378,444