Lucky Scratch — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2784
Lucky Scratch (#2784) is a $5 Texas scratch-off launched on November 16, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #41 of 81 active games on current payout (68.0%, $3.40 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 22 $5 games, #22 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.70) and #31 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,284,515). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (68.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.0% (1 in 3.70 at launch). 4 of 4 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 5,138,061 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 Lucky Scratch, 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, 1,387,816 of 1,387,837 prizes (100.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,284,525 | 1 in 1,284,515 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 51,381 | 1 in 51,381 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 14,980 | 1 in 14,980 | 343 | 0 | 343 | 100.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 297.1 | 1 in 297.1 | 17,294 | 0 | 17,294 | 100.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 75.0 | 68,508 | 1 | 68,507 | 100.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 37.5 | 137,016 | 2 | 137,014 | 100.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 8.33 | 616,636 | 8 | 616,628 | 100.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.38 | 1 in 9.38 | 547,936 | 10 | 547,926 | 100.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.70 | 1 in 3.70 | 1,387,837 | 21 | 1,387,816 | 100.0% |
How Lucky Scratch has moved
Lucky Scratch: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Lucky Scratch?
- 4 of 4 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,284,515.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Lucky Scratch?
- 1 in 3.70 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.70 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.70, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.12.
- Is Lucky Scratch worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.0% ($3.40 back per $5 ticket), rank #41 of 81 in Texas. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Sugar Skull Cash (#2773, $5) at 69.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Lucky Scratch tickets are left?
- We estimate 5,138,061 of roughly 5,138,100 printed tickets are unsold (0.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Lucky Scratch launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 16, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Texas scratch-offs
- Sugar Skull Cash — 69.7% payout, 1 in 3.79 any prize
- Super Crossword — 68.7% payout, 1 in 3.99 any prize
- Holiday Countdown — 68.1% payout, 1 in 3.89 any prize
- Money Multiplier — 67.9% payout, 1 in 4.27 any prize
- Super Loteria — 67.7% payout, 1 in 3.78 any prize