Pack the sunscreen and enjoy the scenic route with **California Crossword
Scratchers ®**. Sure to brighten your day are chances to double prizes with a
smiling sun that also counts as a free space and starry bonus spots worth up
to $40. There's no need to rush--relax and enjoy the view while playing for a
**TOP PRIZE OF $40,000!**
How to play California Crossword in California
Scratch the "YOUR LETTERS" to reveal a total of 18 letters.
Scratch each letter in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE that matches "YOUR LETTERS."
Scratch each of the 4 "SUN" symbols in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE. Each "SUN" symbol is a free space and counts as a matched letter in that word.
Completely uncover two or more words in the CROSSWORD PUZZLE and win corresponding prize shown in the PRIZE KEY.
If a completed word in a winning combination contains a "SUN" symbol, win DOUBLE the prize.
Scratch entire BONUS area. Uncover one "STAR" symbol in the BONUS area, win $10.
Uncover two "STAR" symbols, win $20. Uncover three "STAR" symbols, win $40.
Analysis
California Crossword has a score of 64, making it
a worse than average scratchoff.
There are 11,839,684 tickets remaining. At $3 per ticket, it would cost $35,519,052 to buy all remaining
tickets. According to the latest reports from the California lottery website, there
are $22,806,752 in remaining prizes.
The value of the remaining prizes is below
the cost of the remaining tickets by $12,712,300. With 11,839,684 tickets remaining, that's an average of
-$1.07 per ticket.
An average of 92,953 tickets have been claimed each day between
5/21/2025 and 5/28/2025. The largest prize
claimed in that time period was $400.
The last grand prize of $40,000
was claimed on 1/1/1970. 0 tickets have been sold since the last grand prize was claimed. With
10 grand prizes in the game,
it's expected that there will be 1 grand prize sold every 1,236,000 tickets.
