Lucky $ymbols — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2649
Lucky $ymbols (#2649) was a $5 Texas scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 61.3% payout ($3.06 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.15 for any prize and 1 in 715,048 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 6.9 points (68.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 10.8% (1 in 3.70 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $100,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 59.7% of its tickets had sold. Lucky $ymbols is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Lucky $ymbols, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 689,357 of 1,917,394 prizes (36.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,420,305 | 1 in 715,048 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 284,061 | 1 in 220,015 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 52.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 14,982 | 1 in 19,068 | 474 | 324 | 150 | 31.6% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,088 | 1 in 1,284 | 6,530 | 4,303 | 2,227 | 34.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 428.5 | 1 in 505.1 | 16,571 | 10,908 | 5,663 | 34.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 149.8 | 1 in 174.6 | 47,398 | 31,012 | 16,386 | 34.6% |
| $30 | 1 in 150.2 | 1 in 175.7 | 47,289 | 31,014 | 16,275 | 34.4% |
| $25 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 87.7 | 94,687 | 62,074 | 32,613 | 34.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 85.8 | 94,634 | 61,314 | 33,320 | 35.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 9.49 | 852,075 | 550,707 | 301,368 | 35.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.37 | 1 in 10.2 | 757,706 | 476,368 | 281,338 | 37.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.70 | 1 in 4.15 | 1,917,394 | 1,228,037 | 689,357 | 36.0% |
How Lucky $ymbols has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 3, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
- July 30, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
- July 3, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
- May 10, 2025: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
- May 10, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 16 remain.
- April 26, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.
- April 23, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 18 remain.
- April 15, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 19 remain.
- April 5, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 20 remain.
- April 1, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 21 remain.
- March 27, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 22 remain.
- March 26, 2025: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 23 remain.
Lucky $ymbols: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Lucky $ymbols?
- 4 of 5 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 715,048.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Lucky $ymbols?
- 1 in 4.15 today, compared with 1 in 3.70 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.15, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.01.
- Is Lucky $ymbols worth buying?
- Its current payout is 61.3% ($3.06 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 72 in Texas. The best $5 alternative today is In the Green (#2660, $5) at 71.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Lucky $ymbols tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,860,190 of roughly 7,099,705 printed tickets are unsold (59.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Lucky $ymbols launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 18, 2025. It has ended.
Other $5 Texas scratch-offs
- In the Green — 71.6% payout, 1 in 3.95 any prize
- Super Loteria — 68.1% payout, 1 in 3.76 any prize
- Sugar Skull Cash — 68.0% payout, 1 in 3.99 any prize
- Airstream® Dream — 68.0% payout, 1 in 4.19 any prize
- Super Crossword — 67.7% payout, 1 in 4.08 any prize