Choice Privileges Select Mastercard: what it earns

Updated September 24, 2026 · from RightCard's verified card and merchant data

Choice Privileges Select Mastercard earns 5x points at supermarkets, 5x points at gas stations, and 1x points on everything else. We value Choice Privileges at 0.6¢ per point toward travel and 1¢ as cash; the table below shows both readings. Annual fee: $95.

Every category, as published

The everyday rates only. No welcome bonus, no limited-time offers. Where a rotating 5% quarter is live today it is noted in the row.

Category	Earn	≈ value / $1
Restaurants	1x points	1¢ cash · 0.6¢ travel
Supermarkets	5x points	5¢ cash · 3¢ travel
Gas stations	5x points	5¢ cash · 3¢ travel
Travel	1x points	1¢ cash · 0.6¢ travel
Online shopping	1x points	1¢ cash · 0.6¢ travel
Drugstores	1x points	1¢ cash · 0.6¢ travel
Transit & rideshare	1x points	1¢ cash · 0.6¢ travel
Streaming	1x points	1¢ cash · 0.6¢ travel
Everything else	1x points	1¢ cash · 0.6¢ travel

Travel value uses 0.6¢ per point for Choice Privileges, a conservative figure. Cash redemptions on most points programs pay 1¢ or less.

Where it beats a flat 2% card

Supermarkets, Gas stations. Everywhere else a plain 2% card earns more, so this card is a category card, not an everything card.

Built-in store rates

Permanent card benefits in our verified data, not offers.

Store	Rate
Choice Hotels	10%
Comfort Inn	10%
Comfort Suites	10%

Where the grocery bonus will not post

Superstores and warehouse clubs code outside the supermarket category, so the grocery rate usually does not post at Walmart, Target, Costco, Sam's Club or BJ's. Check any store.

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How RightCard handles this: add the Choice Privileges Select Mastercard in the app and it competes with your other cards at every store, with your bank offers and this quarter's rotating bonus folded in. The app is free and private. No bank login. Recommendations are computed on your phone.

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FAQ

What does the Choice Privileges Select Mastercard earn at supermarkets?

5x points at stores that code as supermarkets. Superstores and warehouse clubs usually do not count.

What does the Choice Privileges Select Mastercard earn on everything else?

1x points on purchases outside its bonus categories.

Is the Choice Privileges Select Mastercard's $95 fee worth it?

Only if the credits and rewards you would actually use add up to more than $95 a year. Our coupon-book tool lets you tick the credits you would use and see the verdict.

How much are Choice Privileges Select Mastercard points worth?

About 0.6¢ each toward travel by our conservative estimate for Choice Privileges, and 1¢ or less as cash.

Where these numbers come from: RightCard's data pipeline re-checks each card's published rates weekly and lists a rate only after two independent sources agree. Merchant codes come from our merchant directory. If a card or store is missing here, it is because we could not verify it, not because we guessed.

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