Yellowstone — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2728
Yellowstone (#2728) is a $5 Texas scratch-off launched on March 30, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #59 of 77 active games on current payout (65.0%, $3.25 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 21 $5 games, #64 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.31) and #14 on top-prize odds (1 in 875,566). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.0 points (68.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.2% (1 in 4.26 at launch). 2 of 5 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 1,751,133 tickets are still unsold (76.1% sold). That is below average for Texas; the Texas ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Yellowstone, 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, 406,176 of 1,724,079 prizes (23.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,468,350 | 1 in 875,566 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 203,938 | 1 in 250,162 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 19.4% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,173 | 1 in 3,574 | 2,314 | 1,824 | 490 | 21.2% |
| $200 | 1 in 2,388 | 1 in 2,637 | 3,075 | 2,411 | 664 | 21.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 253.0 | 1 in 285.9 | 29,017 | 22,893 | 6,124 | 21.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 146.9 | 1 in 163.3 | 49,977 | 39,254 | 10,723 | 21.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 27.3 | 293,713 | 229,576 | 64,137 | 21.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 11.9 | 636,185 | 488,820 | 147,365 | 23.2% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.3 | 1 in 9.91 | 709,757 | 533,093 | 176,664 | 24.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.26 | 1 in 4.31 | 1,724,079 | 1,317,903 | 406,176 | 23.6% |
How Yellowstone has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 8, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
- September 30, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 8 remain.
- September 25, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
Yellowstone: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Yellowstone?
- 2 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 875,566.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Yellowstone?
- 1 in 4.31 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.26 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.31, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.63.
- Is Yellowstone worth buying?
- Its current payout is 65.0% ($3.25 back per $5 ticket), rank #59 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 Yellowstone tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,751,133 of roughly 7,341,750 printed tickets are unsold (76.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Yellowstone launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on March 30, 2026. It is still on sale.
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