How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in 500X?

2 of 15 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 371,299.

What are the odds of winning anything on 500X?

1 in 3.58 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.36 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.58, and the odds of winning more than the $50 ticket price are 1 in 5.45.

Is 500X worth buying?

Its current payout is 73.5% ($36.76 back per $50 ticket), rank #— of 77 in Texas. The best $50 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Ultimate Millions (#2610, $50) at 78.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many 500X tickets are left?

We estimate 742,598 of roughly 6,082,060 printed tickets are unsold (87.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did 500X launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on September 16, 2024. It has ended.

500X — $50 Texas Scratch-Off #2589

Final figures from September 16, 2026 · launched September 16, 2024 · ended

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500X (#2589) was a $50 Texas scratch-off launched on September 16, 2024. Its final figures, from September 16, 2026, were 73.5% payout ($36.76 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.58 for any prize and 1 in 371,299 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 4.5 points (78.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 6.2% (1 in 3.36 at launch). 2 of 15 top prizes of $1,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 87.8% of its tickets had sold. 500X is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 16, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until March 15, 2027.

Current payout

73.5%

78.0% at launch

Expected value

$36.76

per $50 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.58

1 in 3.36 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.58

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 5.45

win more than $50

$600+ odds

1 in 7,817

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 15

$1,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

12.2%

≈ 742,598 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 500X, 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, 207,179 of 1,808,109 prizes (11.5%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000	1 in 405,471	1 in 371,299	15	13	2	13.3%
$25,000	1 in 132,219	1 in 106,085	46	39	7	15.2%
$5,000	1 in 39,494	1 in 43,682	154	137	17	11.0%
$1,000	1 in 11,949	1 in 10,762	509	440	69	13.6%
$500	1 in 100.0	1 in 108.6	60,843	54,004	6,839	11.2%
$300	1 in 82.3	1 in 89.9	73,944	65,682	8,262	11.2%
$200	1 in 20.0	1 in 21.7	304,103	269,915	34,188	11.2%
$100	1 in 8.00	1 in 8.54	760,256	673,327	86,929	11.4%
$50	1 in 10.00	1 in 10.5	608,239	537,373	70,866	11.7%
All prizes	1 in 3.36	1 in 3.58	1,808,109	1,600,930	207,179	11.5%

How 500X has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking 500X. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 26, 2025: one $1,000,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 176 remain.
September 24, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 177 remain.
September 23, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 179 remain.
September 18, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 181 remain.
September 17, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 54 remain.
September 16, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 55 remain.
September 13, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 182 remain.
September 12, 2025: one $25,000 prize was claimed; 16 remain.
September 11, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 183 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 184 remain.
September 5, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 185 remain.

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

500X: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in 500X?: 2 of 15 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 371,299.
What are the odds of winning anything on 500X?: 1 in 3.58 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.36 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.58, and the odds of winning more than the $50 ticket price are 1 in 5.45.
Is 500X worth buying?: Its current payout is 73.5% ($36.76 back per $50 ticket), rank #— of 77 in Texas. The best $50 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Ultimate Millions (#2610, $50) at 78.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many 500X tickets are left?: We estimate 742,598 of roughly 6,082,060 printed tickets are unsold (87.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did 500X launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on September 16, 2024. It has ended.

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