Cowboys — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2663
Cowboys (#2663) was a $5 Texas scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 60.8% payout ($3.04 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.74 for any prize and 1 in 2,761,225 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 0.7 points (60.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.6% (1 in 3.80 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $100,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 16.4% of its tickets had sold. Cowboys is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025 and prizes can be claimed until November 16, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Cowboys, 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, 2,213,913 of 2,608,248 prizes (84.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 2,477,572 | 1 in 2,761,225 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 825,857 | 1 in 828,367 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 83.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 35,394 | 1 in 34,230 | 280 | 38 | 242 | 86.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,497 | 1 in 1,479 | 6,621 | 1,021 | 5,600 | 84.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 144.0 | 1 in 143.3 | 68,833 | 11,037 | 57,796 | 84.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 24.8 | 396,517 | 61,836 | 334,681 | 84.4% |
| $15 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 24.7 | 396,411 | 61,271 | 335,140 | 84.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 19.6 | 1 in 19.3 | 506,336 | 77,188 | 429,148 | 84.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.04 | 1 in 7.88 | 1,233,234 | 181,941 | 1,051,293 | 85.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.80 | 1 in 3.74 | 2,608,248 | 394,335 | 2,213,913 | 84.9% |
How Cowboys has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 9, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
- September 3, 2025: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- August 30, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
Cowboys: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Cowboys?
- 3 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,761,225.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cowboys?
- 1 in 3.74 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.74, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.13.
- Is Cowboys worth buying?
- Its current payout is 60.8% ($3.04 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 77 in Texas. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Sugar Skull Cash (#2773, $5) at 70.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Cowboys tickets are left?
- We estimate 8,283,674 of roughly 9,915,201 printed tickets are unsold (16.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cowboys launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on August 4, 2025. It has ended.
Other $5 Texas scratch-offs
- Sugar Skull Cash — 70.7% payout, 1 in 3.75 any prize
- Super Crossword — 69.0% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize
- Money Multiplier — 68.7% payout, 1 in 4.21 any prize
- Holiday Countdown — 68.1% payout, 1 in 3.89 any prize
- Casino 7s — 67.9% payout, 1 in 4.20 any prize