Official Texas Lottery data as of October 30, 2026 · Updated daily · 3 active $3 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 3 active $3 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: 30X The Cash Word Search.
The $3 tier is a small, thinning slice of the lineup — most current games have moved to $5 and up. Payout here still sits closer to the cheap-ticket end of the scale, so treat a $3 game as a stepping stone rather than a destination.
Best $3 scratch-offs, ranked
#1 · 30X The Cash Word Search
$60,000 top prize · 4 of 6 still unclaimed
Its live top-prize odds are 1.1× better than the 1 in 2,867,604 printed at launch - among the best remaining at $3.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,654,398— 1.1× better than the 1 in 2,867,604 printed at launch
Prize value: 0.99× launch~64¢ back per $138% of tickets est. sold
#2 · Cashword
$50,000 top prize · 7 of 13 still unclaimed
About 65 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,098,722— 1.1× worse than the 1 in 1,911,827 printed at launch
Prize value: 0.98× launch~65¢ back per $140% of tickets est. sold
#3 · Texas Loteria
$50,000 top prize · 3 of 14 still unclaimed
About 63 cents of prize value left per dollar - top of what's still favorable at this price.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,227,879— about the same as the 1 in 2,334,488 printed at launch
Prize value: 0.95× launch~63¢ back per $179% of tickets est. sold
How this ranking works
Because every game here costs the same $3, 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.