How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Big Money?

2 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,178,233.

What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money?

1 in 3.65 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.73 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.65, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.30.

Is Big Money worth buying?

Its current payout is 76.2% ($15.24 back per $20 ticket), rank #— of 77 in Texas. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 200X The Cash (#2613, $20) at 75.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Big Money tickets are left?

We estimate 4,356,466 of roughly 8,181,496 printed tickets are unsold (46.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Big Money launch and is it still on sale?

We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It has ended.

Big Money — $20 Texas Scratch-Off #2556

Final figures from September 28, 2025 · ended

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Big Money (#2556) was a $20 Texas scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 76.2% payout ($15.24 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.65 for any prize and 1 in 2,178,233 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 1.2 points (75.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.1% (1 in 3.73 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $1,000,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 46.7% of its tickets had sold. Big Money is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025 and prizes can be claimed until June 22, 2026.

Current payout

76.2%

75.0% at launch

Expected value

$15.24

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.65

1 in 3.73 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.65

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.30

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 30,045

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 4

$1,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

53.3%

≈ 4,356,466 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Big Money, 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, 1,192,659 of 2,192,708 prizes (54.4%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000	1 in 2,044,889	1 in 2,178,233	4	2	2	50.0%
$10,000	1 in 408,978	1 in 435,647	20	10	10	50.0%
$1,000	1 in 33,661	1 in 32,755	243	110	133	54.7%
$500	1 in 1,407	1 in 1,384	5,814	2,667	3,147	54.1%
$200	1 in 88.3	1 in 86.8	92,598	42,416	50,182	54.2%
$100	1 in 20.8	1 in 20.5	392,608	180,217	212,391	54.1%
$50	1 in 10.4	1 in 10.2	785,240	359,108	426,132	54.3%
$20	1 in 8.93	1 in 8.70	916,181	415,519	500,662	54.6%
All prizes	1 in 3.73	1 in 3.65	2,192,708	1,000,049	1,192,659	54.4%

How Big Money has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 133 remain.
September 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 134 remain.
September 13, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 135 remain.
September 12, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
September 11, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 136 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
August 30, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 138 remain.
August 29, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 139 remain.
August 23, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 140 remain.
August 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 141 remain.
August 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 142 remain.
August 15, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 143 remain.

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

Big Money: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Big Money?: 2 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,178,233.
What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money?: 1 in 3.65 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.73 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.65, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.30.
Is Big Money worth buying?: Its current payout is 76.2% ($15.24 back per $20 ticket), rank #— of 77 in Texas. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is 200X The Cash (#2613, $20) at 75.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Big Money tickets are left?: We estimate 4,356,466 of roughly 8,181,496 printed tickets are unsold (46.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Big Money launch and is it still on sale?: We first saw it on February 16, 2025. It has ended.

Other $20 Texas scratch-offs

200X The Cash — 75.5% payout, 1 in 3.35 any prize
Power 20s — 75.0% payout, 1 in 3.59 any prize
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$1,000,000 Crossword — 74.9% payout, 1 in 3.42 any prize
Lucky 7 Tripler — 74.8% payout, 1 in 3.44 any prize

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