Holiday Countdown — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2780
Holiday Countdown (#2780) is a $5 Texas scratch-off launched on November 2, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #40 of 77 active games on current payout (68.1%, $3.40 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 21 $5 games, #31 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.89) and #28 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,240,717). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (68.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.0% (1 in 3.89 at launch). 5 of 5 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 6,203,587 tickets are still unsold (0.0% sold). That is below average for Texas; the Texas ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Holiday Countdown, 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, 1,593,424 of 1,593,444 prizes (100.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,240,725 | 1 in 1,240,717 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 110,779 | 1 in 110,778 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 100.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 7,066 | 1 in 7,066 | 878 | 0 | 878 | 100.0% |
| $250 | 1 in 4,707 | 1 in 4,707 | 1,318 | 0 | 1,318 | 100.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 364.4 | 1 in 364.4 | 17,023 | 0 | 17,023 | 100.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 90.0 | 1 in 90.0 | 68,917 | 1 | 68,916 | 100.0% |
| $25 | 1 in 46.9 | 1 in 46.9 | 132,322 | 2 | 132,320 | 100.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 46.8 | 1 in 46.8 | 132,499 | 1 | 132,498 | 100.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.5 | 496,255 | 5 | 496,250 | 100.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.34 | 1 in 8.34 | 744,171 | 11 | 744,160 | 100.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.89 | 1 in 3.89 | 1,593,444 | 20 | 1,593,424 | 100.0% |
How Holiday Countdown has moved
Holiday Countdown: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Holiday Countdown?
- 5 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,240,717.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Holiday Countdown?
- 1 in 3.89 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.89 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.89, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.30.
- Is Holiday Countdown worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.1% ($3.40 back per $5 ticket), rank #40 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 Holiday Countdown tickets are left?
- We estimate 6,203,587 of roughly 6,203,625 printed tickets are unsold (0.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Holiday Countdown launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 2, 2026. It is still on sale.
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
- Casino 7s — 67.9% payout, 1 in 4.20 any prize
- Super Loteria — 67.9% payout, 1 in 3.77 any prize