$30,000 Gold Rush — $2 Texas Scratch-Off #2686
$30,000 Gold Rush (#2686) was a $2 Texas scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 64.9% payout ($1.30 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.30 for any prize and 1 in 1,455,872 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (65.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.4% (1 in 4.28 at launch). 6 of 6 top prizes of $30,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 6.0% of its tickets had sold. $30,000 Gold Rush is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025 and prizes can be claimed until January 11, 2027.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $30,000 Gold Rush, 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, 2,031,663 of 2,168,817 prizes (93.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 1,548,208 | 1 in 1,455,872 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 111,919 | 1 in 111,990 | 83 | 5 | 78 | 94.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,389 | 1 in 1,401 | 6,686 | 451 | 6,235 | 93.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,012 | 1 in 1,024 | 9,182 | 655 | 8,527 | 92.9% |
| $30 | 1 in 896.3 | 1 in 903.7 | 10,364 | 698 | 9,666 | 93.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 75.6 | 123,889 | 8,379 | 115,510 | 93.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 75.5 | 123,885 | 8,189 | 115,696 | 93.4% |
| $8 | 1 in 46.9 | 1 in 47.2 | 198,245 | 13,149 | 185,096 | 93.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 44.1 | 1 in 44.4 | 210,438 | 13,584 | 196,854 | 93.5% |
| $4 | 1 in 17.0 | 1 in 17.1 | 545,010 | 34,764 | 510,246 | 93.6% |
| $2 | 1 in 9.87 | 1 in 9.88 | 941,029 | 57,280 | 883,749 | 93.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.28 | 1 in 4.30 | 2,168,817 | 137,154 | 2,031,663 | 93.7% |
How $30,000 Gold Rush has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 27, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 78 remain.
- September 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 80 remain.
- September 18, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 81 remain.
- September 17, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 82 remain.
$30,000 Gold Rush: common questions
- How many $30,000 prizes are left in $30,000 Gold Rush?
- 6 of 6 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,455,872.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $30,000 Gold Rush?
- 1 in 4.30 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.28 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.30, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.61.
- Is $30,000 Gold Rush worth buying?
- Its current payout is 64.9% ($1.30 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 77 in Texas. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Royal Riches (#2672, $2) at 67.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $30,000 Gold Rush tickets are left?
- We estimate 8,735,232 of roughly 9,287,956 printed tickets are unsold (6.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $30,000 Gold Rush launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on September 3, 2025. It has ended.
Other $2 Texas scratch-offs
- Royal Riches — 67.4% payout, 1 in 4.12 any prize
- 20X The Money — 66.7% payout, 1 in 4.12 any prize
- Cash Line Bingo — 66.2% payout, 1 in 3.95 any prize
- Break the Bank — 65.2% payout, 1 in 4.76 any prize
- Find $200 — 65.1% payout, 1 in 4.70 any prize