Jaws — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2657
Jaws (#2657) was a $5 Texas scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 68.3% payout ($3.42 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.05 for any prize and 1 in 2,701,908 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 0.4 points (67.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.5% (1 in 4.19 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $100,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 63.1% of its tickets had sold. Jaws is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025 and prizes can be claimed until September 21, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Jaws, 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, 667,935 of 1,747,874 prizes (38.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,829,739 | 1 in 2,701,908 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 101,652 | 1 in 79,468 | 72 | 38 | 34 | 47.2% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,083 | 1 in 3,019 | 2,374 | 1,479 | 895 | 37.7% |
| $250 | 1 in 890.3 | 1 in 902.4 | 8,221 | 5,227 | 2,994 | 36.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 450.1 | 1 in 465.1 | 16,260 | 10,451 | 5,809 | 35.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 171.5 | 1 in 176.9 | 42,663 | 27,388 | 15,275 | 35.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 20.8 | 1 in 20.8 | 351,293 | 221,124 | 130,169 | 37.1% |
| $15 | 1 in 31.2 | 1 in 31.0 | 234,372 | 147,295 | 87,077 | 37.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 26.8 | 1 in 26.2 | 273,069 | 170,041 | 103,028 | 37.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.93 | 1 in 8.37 | 819,546 | 496,893 | 322,653 | 39.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.19 | 1 in 4.05 | 1,747,874 | 1,079,939 | 667,935 | 38.2% |
How Jaws has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 26, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 34 remain.
- August 30, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 35 remain.
- August 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 36 remain.
- August 13, 2025: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 37 remain.
- August 12, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 39 remain.
- August 9, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 40 remain.
- August 7, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 41 remain.
- August 2, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 42 remain.
- July 29, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 43 remain.
- July 25, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 44 remain.
- July 22, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 45 remain.
- July 19, 2025: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 46 remain.
Jaws: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Jaws?
- 1 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,701,908.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Jaws?
- 1 in 4.05 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.19 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.05, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.83.
- Is Jaws worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.3% ($3.42 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 Jaws tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,701,908 of roughly 7,318,546 printed tickets are unsold (63.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Jaws launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on May 20, 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