Best (and Worst) Texas Scratch-Off Tickets Right Now
Official Texas Lottery data as of September 13, 2026 · Updated daily · 77 active 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.
See the best Texas scratch-off tickets to buy right now, ranked daily by value, jackpot odds, and prizes still unclaimed. Top overall pick today: $5 Million Royale ($50).
This week’s top picks
Best Value
$5 Million Royale
$50 ticket · $5,000,000 top prize
Its live top-prize odds are 1.5× better than the 1 in 1,509,905 printed at launch; about 81 cents of prize value left per dollar.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 989,290— 1.5× better than the 1 in 1,509,905 printed at launch
Top prizes left: 2 of 4Prize value: 1.04× launch~81¢ back per $167% of tickets est. sold
Optimizes for total prize return relative to ticket cost.
Best Grand-Prize Shot
All About the 8s
$5 ticket · $100,000 top prize
Its live top-prize odds are 4.3× better than the 1 in 1,281,094 printed at launch; about 66 cents of prize value left per dollar.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 295,933— 4.3× better than the 1 in 1,281,094 printed at launch
Top prizes left: 2 of 4Prize value: 0.98× launch~66¢ back per $188% of tickets est. sold
Prioritizes concentration of remaining top prizes.
Best Jackpot Odds Per Dollar
Premier Winnings
$100 ticket · $10,000,000 top prize
About 80 cents of prize value left per dollar.
Live top-prize odds: 1 in 2,197,107— about the same as the 1 in 2,294,869 printed at launch
Top prizes left: 4 of 4Prize value: 1.00× launch~80¢ back per $14% of tickets est. sold
Best top-prize odds per dollar spent.
Games to skip right now
Still sold at full price, but most of their top prizes have already been claimed — the jackpot you’d be dreaming about is mostly gone:
Million Dollar Loteria $20
9 of 10 top prizes already claimed — still sold at full price.
Top prizes left: 1 of 10 · 89% of tickets est. sold · prize value 1.00× · prize density 0.96×
9s In A Line $1
146 of 163 top prizes already claimed — still sold at full price.
Top prizes left: 17 of 163 · 83% of tickets est. sold · prize value 0.82× · prize density 0.65×
500X $50
13 of 15 top prizes already claimed — still sold at full price.
Top prizes left: 2 of 15 · 88% of tickets est. sold · prize value 1.00× · prize density 1.16×
$1,000,000 CROSSWORD $20
5 of 6 top prizes already claimed — still sold at full price.
Top prizes left: 1 of 6 · 95% of tickets est. sold · prize value 0.99× · prize density 3.74×
In the Green $5
5 of 6 top prizes already claimed — still sold at full price.
Top prizes left: 1 of 6 · 67% of tickets est. sold · prize value 0.96× · prize density 0.51×
What these numbers mean
Live top-prize odds are your current 1-in-X shot at the top prize on a remaining ticket, shown against the odds printed at launch. When prizes are claimed slower than tickets sell, the live odds beat the starting odds (e.g. “1.8× better than launch”). These are statewide-pool figures, not a promise about any single store’s tickets.
Prize value is how much of the original prize money is still in the remaining tickets versus a launch-average ticket. Above 1.0× = the leftovers are richer than average; below 1.0× = drained.
Prize density is how tightly the top prizes are packed into the remaining tickets versus launch — the same idea as the live-odds gap above. All figures are statewide estimates and do not change the fixed odds on any single ticket. Play within your means.
Quick answers
What's the best scratch-off ticket to buy in Texas right now?
Right now it's $5 Million Royale ($50 ticket) — it has the best overall return per dollar of any active Texas Lottery scratch-off, based on how much prize money is still unclaimed relative to tickets sold. The best pick can differ if you're chasing the biggest jackpot or the best grand-prize odds instead; this page updates daily as the lottery's own data changes.