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Best $20 Texas Scratch-Off Tickets Right Now

Official Texas Lottery data as of July 27, 2026 · Updated daily · 14 active $20 games ranked

All figures are statewide estimates from official Texas Lottery prize-claims data. This does not predict what’s in any specific store’s packs. Every scratch-off is negative expected value — this helps you spend smarter, not win more.

All 14 active $20 Texas Lottery scratch-off games, ranked by estimated value — how much prize money is still on the table per dollar spent. Top of the list right now: Instant Millions.

$20 is the price our own pool guide points people toward, for a reason: it's usually the best combination of decent payout (typically mid-70s cents per dollar) and a ticket count a group can actually afford multiples of. If you're weighing quantity against quality, $20 is where quality starts winning.

Best $20 scratch-offs, ranked

#1 · Instant Millions
$1,000,000 top prize · 2 of 4 still unclaimed
Its live top-prize odds are 2.0× better than the 1 in 1,521,706 printed at launch - among the best remaining at $20.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 743,810 — 2.0× better than the 1 in 1,521,706 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.04× launch~78¢ back per $175% of tickets est. sold
#2 · Mega Millionaire
$1,000,000 top prize · 3 of 4 still unclaimed
Its live top-prize odds are 1.5× better than the 1 in 1,516,006 printed at launch - among the best remaining at $20.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 1,029,671 — 1.5× better than the 1 in 1,516,006 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.02× launch~77¢ back per $149% of tickets est. sold
#3 · $1,000,000 Crossword
$1,000,000 top prize · 6 of 6 still unclaimed
About 75 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,426,858 — about the same as the 1 in 2,466,821 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.00× launch~75¢ back per $11% of tickets est. sold
#4 · $1,000,000 CROSSWORD
$1,000,000 top prize · 1 of 6 still unclaimed
Its live top-prize odds are 1.9× better than the 1 in 2,544,542 printed at launch - among the best remaining at $20.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 1,374,052 — 1.9× better than the 1 in 2,544,542 printed at launch
Prize value: 0.99× launch~74¢ back per $191% of tickets est. sold
#5 · 200X The Cash
$1,000,000 top prize · 2 of 4 still unclaimed
Its live top-prize odds are 1.1× better than the 1 in 1,782,862 printed at launch - among the best remaining at $20.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 1,630,606 — 1.1× better than the 1 in 1,782,862 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.00× launch~72¢ back per $154% of tickets est. sold
#6 · 200X The Cash
$1,000,000 top prize · 3 of 4 still unclaimed
About 74 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,417,643 — 1.2× worse than the 1 in 2,046,538 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.00× launch~74¢ back per $111% of tickets est. sold
#7 · $1,000,000 Ca$h!
$1,000,000 top prize · 2 of 4 still unclaimed
About 75 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 1,470,401 — about the same as the 1 in 1,526,262 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.00× launch~75¢ back per $151% of tickets est. sold
#8 · Diamond 7s
$1,000,000 top prize · 2 of 4 still unclaimed
About 75 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,383,356 — about the same as the 1 in 2,289,488 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.00× launch~75¢ back per $147% of tickets est. sold
#9 · Million Dollar Loteria
$1,000,000 top prize · 2 of 10 still unclaimed
Its live top-prize odds are 1.1× better than the 1 in 2,421,022 printed at launch - among the best remaining at $20.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,252,761 — 1.1× better than the 1 in 2,421,022 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.00× launch~75¢ back per $181% of tickets est. sold
#10 · Monaco Millionaire
$1,000,000 top prize · 2 of 4 still unclaimed
About 70 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 1,502,032 — 1.2× worse than the 1 in 1,283,569 printed at launch
Prize value: 0.99× launch~70¢ back per $141% of tickets est. sold
#11 · Power 20s
$1,000,000 top prize · 2 of 4 still unclaimed
About 74 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 1,940,971 — 1.3× worse than the 1 in 1,529,769 printed at launch
Prize value: 0.99× launch~74¢ back per $136% of tickets est. sold
#12 · Extreme Multiplier
$1,000,000 top prize · 1 of 4 still unclaimed
About 75 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,387,939 — 1.2× worse than the 1 in 2,049,381 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.00× launch~75¢ back per $170% of tickets est. sold
#13 · Queen of Spades
$1,000,000 top prize · 2 of 4 still unclaimed
About 74 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,240,973 — 1.5× worse than the 1 in 1,528,631 printed at launch
Prize value: 0.99× launch~74¢ back per $126% of tickets est. sold
#14 · $100, $200, $500 OR $1,000!
$1,000 top prize · 1326 of 4913 still unclaimed
About 75 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 1,595 — about the same as the 1 in 1,657 printed at launch
Prize value: 1.00× launch~75¢ back per $174% of tickets est. sold

How this ranking works

Because every game here costs the same $20, we rank by value left on the table: how much of the original prize money is still unclaimed relative to tickets sold, and how the live top-prize odds compare to the odds printed at launch.

Live top-prize odds show your current 1-in-X shot at the top prize and how it stacks up against launch; prize value above 1.0× means the remaining tickets are richer than the launch average. All figures are statewide estimates and do not change the fixed odds on a single ticket.

Related reading: Buying $20 tickets as a group — how a pool changes the math.

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