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$2Birthday Surprise
Game #1904 · $2 ticket
Serious Score 68Overall odds: 1 in 5High Confidence
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7dSerious Score68
Current Rate62¢Original: 67¢ · Shift: -4¢
Overall RankN/Aall US games
Price Rank#3by rate, $2 games
Tickets Remaining (Estimated)
2.3Mof 3.5M printed
Win Probabilities
7dTop Prize$10K
2 of 3 leftDistributed
P(Breakeven)1 in 8(12.4927%)
Any Prize
1 in 5
≥ $500
1 in 24,877
≥ $1K
1 in 120,456
≥ $5K
1 in 1,144,296
≥ $10K
1 in 1,144,296
About This Game
Birthday Surprise is a $2 scratchers from the California Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 5.
Returning 62¢ per dollar, Birthday Surprise falls in the middle of the pack for California scratchers at this price. The return has dropped -4¢ since launch as prizes have been claimed.
Of the original 3 top prizes worth $10K each, 2 are still available. Prizes are distributed across many tiers, giving players frequent smaller wins. Your odds of at least breaking even on this ticket are 1 in 8.
Ranked #2 among $2 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.