How many $250,000 prizes are left in $250 Grand?

4 of 6 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,312,218.

What are the odds of winning anything on $250 Grand?

1 in 3.88 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.86 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.88, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.50.

Is $250 Grand worth buying?

Its current payout is 69.7% ($6.97 back per $10 ticket), rank #— of 77 in Texas. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Mega Loteria (#2669, $10) at 71.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $250 Grand tickets are left?

We estimate 5,248,870 of roughly 9,169,556 printed tickets are unsold (42.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $250 Grand launch and is it still on sale?

We first saw it on May 20, 2025. It has ended.

$250 Grand — $10 Texas Scratch-Off #2474

Final figures from September 28, 2025 · ended

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$250 Grand (#2474) was a $10 Texas scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 69.7% payout ($6.97 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.88 for any prize and 1 in 1,312,218 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 0.4 points (70.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.5% (1 in 3.86 at launch). 4 of 6 top prizes of $250,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 42.8% of its tickets had sold. $250 Grand is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025 and prizes can be claimed until September 21, 2026.

Current payout

69.7%

70.1% at launch

Expected value

$6.97

per $10 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.88

1 in 3.86 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.88

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 7.50

win more than $10

$600+ odds

1 in 145,802

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

4 of 6

$250,000 each

Tickets remaining

57.2%

≈ 5,248,870 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $250 Grand, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Texas game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 1,352,757 of 2,375,439 prizes (56.9%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$250,000	1 in 1,529,001	1 in 1,312,218	6	2	4	66.7%
$10,000	1 in 917,400	1 in 1,049,774	10	5	5	50.0%
$1,000	1 in 199,435	1 in 194,403	46	19	27	58.7%
$500	1 in 3,282	1 in 3,318	2,795	1,213	1,582	56.6%
$200	1 in 462.3	1 in 466.0	19,843	8,579	11,264	56.8%
$100	1 in 118.2	1 in 119.7	77,591	33,749	43,842	56.5%
$50	1 in 20.8	1 in 21.2	440,401	192,803	247,598	56.2%
$30	1 in 41.7	1 in 42.3	220,156	96,082	124,074	56.4%
$20	1 in 19.2	1 in 19.3	476,929	205,119	271,810	57.0%
$10	1 in 8.06	1 in 8.04	1,137,662	485,111	652,551	57.4%
All prizes	1 in 3.86	1 in 3.88	2,375,439	1,022,682	1,352,757	56.9%

How $250 Grand has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $250 Grand. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 18, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
September 16, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 27 remain.
September 4, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 28 remain.
September 3, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 29 remain.
August 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 30 remain.
August 5, 2025: one $250,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
July 31, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 31 remain.
July 30, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 32 remain.
July 29, 2025: one $250,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
July 26, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
July 19, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$250 Grand: common questions

How many $250,000 prizes are left in $250 Grand?: 4 of 6 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,312,218.
What are the odds of winning anything on $250 Grand?: 1 in 3.88 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.86 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.88, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.50.
Is $250 Grand worth buying?: Its current payout is 69.7% ($6.97 back per $10 ticket), rank #— of 77 in Texas. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Mega Loteria (#2669, $10) at 71.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $250 Grand tickets are left?: We estimate 5,248,870 of roughly 9,169,556 printed tickets are unsold (42.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $250 Grand launch and is it still on sale?: We first saw it on May 20, 2025. It has ended.

Other $10 Texas scratch-offs

Mega Loteria — 71.8% payout, 1 in 3.35 any prize
Mega Cash! — 71.3% payout, 1 in 3.77 any prize
The Perfect Gift — 70.1% payout, 1 in 3.89 any prize
$50, $100 OR $500! — 70.0% payout, 1 in 9.43 any prize
Lucky 7 Doubler — 69.7% payout, 1 in 3.84 any prize

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