Bits & Odds

Emerald 7s — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2683

Final figures from September 16, 2026 · launched September 2, 2025 · ended

Emerald 7s (#2683) was a $5 Texas scratch-off launched on September 2, 2025. Its final figures, from September 16, 2026, were 64.9% payout ($3.24 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.41 for any prize and 1 in 1,873,626 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 3.2 points (68.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.1% (1 in 4.23 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $200,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 67.1% of its tickets had sold. Emerald 7s is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 16, 2026.

Current payout
64.9%
68.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.24
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.41
1 in 4.23 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.41
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.41
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 107,064
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 4
$200,000 each
Tickets remaining
32.9%
≈ 3,747,252 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Emerald 7s, 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, 850,254 of 2,691,507 prizes (31.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$200,000 1 in 2,845,238 1 in 1,873,626 4 2 2 50.0%
$1,000 1 in 109,432 1 in 113,553 104 71 33 31.7%
$500 1 in 7,100 1 in 7,570 1,603 1,108 495 30.9%
$100 1 in 298.2 1 in 320.1 38,170 26,465 11,705 30.7%
$50 1 in 83.8 1 in 91.7 135,862 94,989 40,873 30.1%
$30 1 in 182.1 1 in 197.4 62,493 43,510 18,983 30.4%
$20 1 in 26.5 1 in 28.4 429,945 297,824 132,121 30.7%
$15 1 in 56.2 1 in 60.0 202,332 139,916 62,416 30.8%
$10 1 in 15.0 1 in 15.7 758,708 519,723 238,985 31.5%
$5 1 in 10.7 1 in 10.9 1,062,286 717,645 344,641 32.4%
All prizes1 in 4.231 in 4.41 2,691,5071,841,253 850,25431.6%

How Emerald 7s has moved

63% 67% 70% Aug 2025Sep 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Emerald 7s. 52 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.

Emerald 7s: common questions

How many $200,000 prizes are left in Emerald 7s?
2 of 4 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,873,626.
What are the odds of winning anything on Emerald 7s?
1 in 4.41 today, compared with 1 in 4.23 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.41, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.41.
Is Emerald 7s worth buying?
Its current payout is 64.9% ($3.24 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 Emerald 7s tickets are left?
We estimate 3,747,252 of roughly 11,380,950 printed tickets are unsold (67.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Emerald 7s launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on September 2, 2025. It has ended.

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