Instant Prize Crossword
California scratch-off game #1590 (Instant Prize Crossword) was removed from circulation on October 17, 2026. An estimated 65% of tickets had sold. 9 of 27 top prizes of $2,000,000 remained unclaimed.
- Ticket price
- $20
- Est. % sold
- 65%
- Closed
- October 17, 2026
- Print run
- 33,295,509
- Tickets left
- 11,707,565
- Top prize
- $2,000,000
Launch vs. closing odds
Launch odds are calculated across the full print run. Closing odds are calculated across the tickets still unsold when the game was removed.
| Prize | Launch odds | Closing odds | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | 1 in 1,233,167 | 1 in 1,300,841 | 9 / 27 |
| $25,000 | 1 in 605,373 | 1 in 585,378 | 20 / 55 |
| $10,000 | 1 in 594,563 | 1 in 557,503 | 21 / 56 |
| $5,000 | 1 in 118,913 | 1 in 119,465 | 98 / 280 |
| $2,000 | 1 in 3,952 | 1 in 3,891 | 3,009 / 8,426 |
| $1,000 | 1 in 1,478 | 1 in 1,460 | 8,018 / 22,525 |
| $500 | 1 in 564 | 1 in 566 | 20,703 / 59,047 |
| $250 | 1 in 395 | 1 in 393 | 29,794 / 84,272 |
| $200 | 1 in 183 | 1 in 184 | 63,521 / 181,913 |
| $100 | 1 in 40 | 1 in 41 | 286,956 / 829,444 |
| $50 | 1 in 21 | 1 in 22 | 540,624 / 1,550,454 |
| $25 | 1 in 9 | 1 in 9 | 1,244,110 / 3,558,192 |
| $20 | 1 in 8 | 1 in 7 | 1,573,355 / 4,439,400 |
The record
When this game was pulled, 9 of 27 top prizes of $2,000,000 were still unclaimed. The top prize's odds held roughly steady from launch (1 in 1,233,167 → 1 in 1,300,841).
Record ID: California-1590 · Last seen active October 12, 2026