$400 Million Mega Bucks — $100 Texas Scratch-Off #2588
$400 Million Mega Bucks (#2588) was a $100 Texas scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 69.9% payout ($69.90 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.66 for any prize and 1 in 701,735 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 10.1 points (80.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 17.7% (1 in 3.84 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 73.3% of its tickets had sold. $400 Million Mega Bucks is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $400 Million Mega Bucks, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 301,138 of 1,366,321 prizes (22.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000,000 | 1 in 1,310,894 | 1 in 701,735 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 249,694 | 1 in 233,912 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 28.6% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 2,041 | 1 in 2,238 | 2,569 | 1,942 | 627 | 24.4% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 148.7 | 1 in 171.0 | 35,252 | 27,043 | 8,209 | 23.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 18.5 | 349,572 | 273,859 | 75,713 | 21.7% |
| $300 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 45.7 | 139,881 | 109,191 | 30,690 | 21.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 18.8 | 1 in 22.7 | 279,596 | 217,881 | 61,715 | 22.1% |
| $150 | 1 in 9.37 | 1 in 11.3 | 559,426 | 435,250 | 124,176 | 22.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.84 | 1 in 4.66 | 1,366,321 | 1,065,183 | 301,138 | 22.0% |
How $400 Million Mega Bucks has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 27, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 627 remain.
- September 27, 2025: 23 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 8,209 remain.
- September 26, 2025: 4 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 628 remain.
- September 26, 2025: 33 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 8,232 remain.
- September 25, 2025: 3 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 632 remain.
- September 25, 2025: 24 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 8,265 remain.
- September 24, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 635 remain.
- September 24, 2025: 22 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 8,289 remain.
- September 23, 2025: 48 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 8,311 remain.
- September 20, 2025: 2 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 636 remain.
- September 20, 2025: 32 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 8,359 remain.
- September 19, 2025: 4 $2,500 prizes were claimed; 638 remain.
$400 Million Mega Bucks: common questions
- How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in $400 Million Mega Bucks?
- 2 of 4 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 701,735.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $400 Million Mega Bucks?
- 1 in 4.66 today, compared with 1 in 3.84 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.66, and the odds of winning more than the $100 ticket price are 1 in 4.66.
- Is $400 Million Mega Bucks worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.9% ($69.90 back per $100 ticket), rank #— of 72 in Texas. The best $100 alternative today is Premier Winnings (#2512, $100) at 79.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $400 Million Mega Bucks tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,403,470 of roughly 5,241,822 printed tickets are unsold (73.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $400 Million Mega Bucks launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It has ended.
Other $100 Texas scratch-offs
- Premier Winnings — 79.3% payout, 1 in 3.54 any prize
- $5,000,000 Fortune — 79.3% payout, 1 in 3.96 any prize
- Loteria Supreme — 78.3% payout, 1 in 3.29 any prize
- $5 Million Titanium Black — 77.9% payout, 1 in 4.02 any prize