Bits & Odds

King of Cash — $2 Texas Scratch-Off #2739

Data captured · launched June 15, 2026

King of Cash (#2739) is a $2 Texas scratch-off launched on June 15, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #60 of 77 active games on current payout (64.9%, $1.30 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 8 $2 games, #71 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.66) and #33 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,389,139). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (65.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.5% (1 in 4.87 at launch). 2 of 5 top prizes of $30,000 remain, and we estimate 2,778,277 tickets are still unsold (69.5% sold). That is below average for Texas; the Texas ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
64.9%
65.1% at launch
Expected value
$1.30
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.66
1 in 4.87 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.66
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 9.85
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 463,046
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 5
$30,000 each
Tickets remaining
30.5%
≈ 2,778,277 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in King of Cash, 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, 596,591 of 1,874,332 prizes (31.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$30,000 1 in 1,824,225 1 in 1,389,139 5 3 2 40.0%
$1,000 1 in 608,075 1 in 694,569 15 11 4 26.7%
$500 1 in 5,455 1 in 5,886 1,672 1,200 472 28.2%
$100 1 in 2,613 1 in 2,804 3,491 2,500 991 28.4%
$50 1 in 343.0 1 in 364.2 26,596 18,968 7,628 28.7%
$20 1 in 100.1 1 in 105.5 91,160 64,828 26,332 28.9%
$15 1 in 124.9 1 in 129.5 73,037 51,585 21,452 29.4%
$10 1 in 62.5 1 in 63.1 145,870 101,806 44,064 30.2%
$5 1 in 15.6 1 in 15.3 583,889 402,886 181,003 31.0%
$2 1 in 9.62 1 in 8.83 948,597 633,954 314,643 33.2%
All prizes1 in 4.871 in 4.66 1,874,3321,277,741 596,59131.8%

How King of Cash has moved

62% 65% 68% Sep 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking King of Cash. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

King of Cash: common questions

How many $30,000 prizes are left in King of Cash?
2 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,389,139.
What are the odds of winning anything on King of Cash?
1 in 4.66 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.87 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.66, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 9.85.
Is King of Cash worth buying?
Its current payout is 64.9% ($1.30 back per $2 ticket), rank #60 of 77 in Texas. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Royal Riches (#2672, $2) at 67.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many King of Cash tickets are left?
We estimate 2,778,277 of roughly 9,121,125 printed tickets are unsold (69.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did King of Cash launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on June 15, 2026. It is still on sale.

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