$5,000 Blitz — $1 Texas Scratch-Off #2617
$5,000 Blitz (#2617) was a $1 Texas scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 59.8% payout ($0.60 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.50 for any prize and 1 in 5,483,583 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 1.4 points (58.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.6% (1 in 4.75 at launch). 2 of 6 top prizes of $5,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 56.5% of its tickets had sold. $5,000 Blitz 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.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $5,000 Blitz, 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, 2,439,037 of 5,303,516 prizes (46.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 4,197,941 | 1 in 5,483,583 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 524,744 | 1 in 456,965 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 50.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 8,973 | 1 in 9,101 | 2,807 | 1,602 | 1,205 | 42.9% |
| $40 | 1 in 2,242 | 1 in 2,301 | 11,235 | 6,469 | 4,766 | 42.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 300.2 | 1 in 314.5 | 83,905 | 49,031 | 34,874 | 41.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 199.9 | 1 in 201.1 | 125,978 | 71,435 | 54,543 | 43.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 27.3 | 1 in 26.8 | 923,753 | 514,016 | 409,737 | 44.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 60.0 | 1 in 58.6 | 419,808 | 232,730 | 187,078 | 44.6% |
| $2 | 1 in 18.2 | 1 in 17.4 | 1,385,124 | 755,449 | 629,675 | 45.5% |
| $1 | 1 in 10.7 | 1 in 9.82 | 2,350,852 | 1,233,719 | 1,117,133 | 47.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.75 | 1 in 4.50 | 5,303,516 | 2,864,479 | 2,439,037 | 46.0% |
How $5,000 Blitz has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- August 28, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- April 12, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- April 5, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
$5,000 Blitz: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in $5,000 Blitz?
- 2 of 6 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 5,483,583.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $5,000 Blitz?
- 1 in 4.50 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.75 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.50, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.30.
- Is $5,000 Blitz worth buying?
- Its current payout is 59.8% ($0.60 back per $1 ticket), rank #— of 77 in Texas. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 3-2-Won! (#2735, $1) at 61.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $5,000 Blitz tickets are left?
- We estimate 10,967,166 of roughly 25,177,625 printed tickets are unsold (56.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $5,000 Blitz launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It has ended.
Other $1 Texas scratch-offs
- 3-2-Won! — 61.5% payout, 1 in 4.46 any prize
- Gnome for the Holidays — 60.1% payout, 1 in 4.49 any prize