Yellowstone — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2728
Yellowstone (#2728) is a $5 Texas scratch-off launched on March 30, 2026. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #63 of 72 active games on current payout (64.0%, $3.20 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 19 $5 games, #62 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.38) and #14 on top-prize odds (1 in 963,775). Since launch the payout has fallen 4.0 points (68.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.8% (1 in 4.26 at launch). 2 of 5 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 1,927,550 tickets are still unsold (73.7% 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. Across all tiers, 440,021 of 1,724,079 prizes (25.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,468,350 | 1 in 963,775 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 203,938 | 1 in 192,755 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 27.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,173 | 1 in 3,644 | 2,314 | 1,785 | 529 | 22.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 2,388 | 1 in 2,662 | 3,075 | 2,351 | 724 | 23.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 253.0 | 1 in 288.7 | 29,017 | 22,341 | 6,676 | 23.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 146.9 | 1 in 165.4 | 49,977 | 38,321 | 11,656 | 23.3% |
| $25 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 27.6 | 293,713 | 223,869 | 69,844 | 23.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 12.1 | 636,185 | 476,344 | 159,841 | 25.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.3 | 1 in 10.1 | 709,757 | 519,018 | 190,739 | 26.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.26 | 1 in 4.38 | 1,724,079 | 1,284,058 | 440,021 | 25.5% |
How Yellowstone has moved
Yellowstone: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Yellowstone?
- 2 of 5 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 963,775.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Yellowstone?
- 1 in 4.38 today, compared with 1 in 4.26 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.38, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.73.
- Is Yellowstone worth buying?
- Its current payout is 64.0% ($3.20 back per $5 ticket), rank #63 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 Yellowstone tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,927,550 of roughly 7,341,750 printed tickets are unsold (73.7% 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
- 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