Sugar Skull Cash — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2773
Sugar Skull Cash (#2773) is a $5 Texas scratch-off launched on September 21, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #28 of 77 active games on current payout (70.7%, $3.53 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 21 $5 games, #20 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.75) and #74 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,240,951). Since launch the payout has risen 2.7 points (68.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 6.5% (1 in 3.99 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 3,240,951 tickets are still unsold (36.8% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Last top prize claimed: October 15, 2026, 10 days ago.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Sugar Skull 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, 865,272 of 1,286,789 prizes (67.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,282,875 | 1 in 3,240,951 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 91,634 | 1 in 73,658 | 56 | 12 | 44 | 78.6% |
| $500 | 1 in 10,826 | 1 in 10,388 | 474 | 162 | 312 | 65.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 241.5 | 20,528 | 7,106 | 13,422 | 65.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 72.0 | 68,420 | 23,391 | 45,029 | 65.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 35.8 | 136,840 | 46,309 | 90,531 | 66.2% |
| $15 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 35.6 | 136,840 | 45,748 | 91,092 | 66.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.6 | 1 in 12.8 | 376,353 | 124,123 | 252,230 | 67.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.38 | 1 in 8.70 | 547,274 | 174,663 | 372,611 | 68.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.99 | 1 in 3.75 | 1,286,789 | 421,517 | 865,272 | 67.2% |
How Sugar Skull Cash has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 23, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 44 remain.
- October 15, 2026: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
- October 15, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 45 remain.
- October 13, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 47 remain.
- October 10, 2026: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- October 8, 2026: one $100,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- October 7, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 48 remain.
- October 6, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 49 remain.
- October 3, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 50 remain.
- October 2, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 52 remain.
- October 1, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 53 remain.
- September 23, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 54 remain.
Sugar Skull Cash: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Sugar Skull Cash?
- 1 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,240,951.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Sugar Skull Cash?
- 1 in 3.75 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.99 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.75, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.58.
- Is Sugar Skull Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.7% ($3.53 back per $5 ticket), rank #28 of 77 in Texas. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Super Crossword (#2740, $5) at 69.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Sugar Skull Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,240,951 of roughly 5,131,500 printed tickets are unsold (36.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Sugar Skull Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 21, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Texas scratch-offs
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- Casino 7s — 67.9% payout, 1 in 4.20 any prize
- Super Loteria — 67.9% payout, 1 in 3.77 any prize