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$5 Million Royale — $50 Texas Scratch-Off #2624

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched April 21, 2025

$5 Million Royale (#2624) is a $50 Texas scratch-off launched on April 21, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #8 of 79 active games on current payout (76.5%, $38.25 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 8 $50 games, #34 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.89) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,060,818). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.5 points (78.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 6.2% (1 in 3.66 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,121,636 tickets are still unsold (64.9% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
76.5%
78.0% at launch
Expected value
$38.25
per $50 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.89
1 in 3.66 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.89
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.15
win more than $50
$600+ odds
1 in 1,052
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 4
$5,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
35.1%
≈ 2,121,636 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $5 Million Royale, 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, 545,560 of 1,649,176 prizes (33.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$5,000,000 1 in 1,509,905 1 in 1,060,818 4 2 2 50.0%
$10,000 1 in 53,925 1 in 60,618 112 77 35 31.3%
$1,000 1 in 1,061 1 in 1,072 5,691 3,712 1,979 34.8%
$500 1 in 58.5 1 in 62.5 103,290 69,366 33,924 32.8%
$200 1 in 33.3 1 in 35.7 181,127 121,632 59,495 32.8%
$150 1 in 20.0 1 in 21.2 301,981 202,127 99,854 33.1%
$100 1 in 13.3 1 in 14.2 453,117 303,508 149,609 33.0%
$50 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.6 603,854 403,192 200,662 33.2%
All prizes1 in 3.661 in 3.89 1,649,1761,103,616 545,56033.1%

How $5 Million Royale has moved

75% 77% 79% Apr 2025Jul 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $5 Million Royale. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

$5 Million Royale: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in $5 Million Royale?
2 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,060,818.
What are the odds of winning anything on $5 Million Royale?
1 in 3.89 today, compared with 1 in 3.66 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.89, and the odds of winning more than the $50 ticket price are 1 in 6.15.
Is $5 Million Royale worth buying?
Its current payout is 76.5% ($38.25 back per $50 ticket), rank #8 of 79 in Texas. The best $50 alternative today is X (#2590, $50) at 79.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $5 Million Royale tickets are left?
We estimate 2,121,636 of roughly 6,039,620 printed tickets are unsold (64.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $5 Million Royale launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 21, 2025. It is still on sale.

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