Holiday Word Blast

Holiday Word Blast is a $3 scratchers from the California Lottery with overall odds of 1 in 4.

Returning 62¢ per dollar, Holiday Word Blast 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.

All 5 top prizes of $50K have been claimed. The largest remaining prizes are at lower tiers. 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.

At #4 among $3 games in California, Holiday Word Blast is a competitive option though not quite at the top of the list.

Roughly 29% of printed tickets are still in circulation.