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$1Holiday Cash
Game #1044 · $1 ticket
Serious Score 76Overall odds: 1 in 4Medium Confidence
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Holiday Cash is a $1 scratchers from the California Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 4.
With a current return of 70¢ per dollar, this game offers solid value among California scratchers. The return has dropped -5¢ since launch as prizes have been claimed.
Only 172 of the original 840 top prizes of $500 remain — the biggest payouts are becoming scarce. 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.
Holiday Cash is currently the #1 ranked $1 scratchers in California by Serious Score — the top pick at this price point.
Roughly 27% of printed tickets are still in circulation.
Key Metrics
7dSerious Score76
Current Rate70¢Original: 75¢ · Shift: -5¢
Overall RankN/Aall US games
Price Rank#1by rate, $1 games
Tickets Remaining (Estimated)
4.4Mof 16.5M printed
Win Probabilities
7dTop Prize$500
172 of 840 leftDistributed
P(Breakeven)1 in 4(25.0627%)
Any Prize
1 in 4
≥ $500
1 in 25,747