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Ranked 44th of 76 Tickets in Texas

$250,000 50X CashwordTexas Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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47
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10TexasGame #2668GREEN
At a glance

The Texas Lottery sells $250,000 50X Cashword as a $10 ticket. Prizes of $10,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 560,098 tickets. It pays back about $0.70 per $1 on average, in line with Texas's other $10 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.56
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$250,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
28%
ValueScore™
47 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70
→
AVERAGE
A typical $10 ticket, ranked #44 of the 76 active games we track in Texas.
Why
→The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.
  • Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Expected value lands near the pack at $0.70 per $1 spent.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$250,000
3 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 2.2M
now ~1 in 2.1M
$10,000
9 of 30 left
launch odds 1 in 747K
now ~1 in 689K
$1,000
598 of 2,032 left
launch odds 1 in 11K
now ~1 in 10K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$250,0001 in 2,208,000103
30%
$10,0001 in 736,000309
30%
$1,0001 in 10,9092,032598
29%
$5001 in 6,0003,7191,000
27%
$2001 in 1,00822,1495,788
26%
$1001 in 166135,23735,969
27%
$801 in 26783,95322,192
26%
$501 in 50447,865119,343
27%
$301 in 141,567,555419,815
27%
$201 in 141,567,547424,046
27%
$101 in 92,463,136712,315
29%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$156,763,440
Current Prize Pool
$42,633,530
Payout Percentage
27.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,741,078

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
22,403,909
Estimated Remaining
6,198,238
% Remaining
27.7%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 4 $250,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on October 14.

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7
6
5
4
3
March 6October 19
  • October 14, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • September 11, 20261 claimed · 4 left
  • August 15, 20261 claimed · 5 left
  • March 13, 20261 claimed · 6 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Texas's $10 games (1.3% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

47
VALUESCORE
Fair
47
out of 100
Expected Value
20/40
Prize Quality
7/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Texas
Game Number
2668
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
9/15/2025
Payout %
70.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.56 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $250,000 50X Cashword scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $250,000 50X Cashword scores 47/100 (Fair) and is 9th of the 13 active $10 games in Texas. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the Texas rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $250,000 50X Cashword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $250,000 50X Cashword are 1 in 3.56. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $250,000 50X Cashword?
The top prize for $250,000 50X Cashword is $250,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $250,000 50X Cashword?
Based on our latest data, 28% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,741,078 out of 6,293,233 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $10 ticket in Texas

All 13 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Limited Edition Mega Loteria791 in 3.5470.1%$250K · 141.3%
The Price is Right™721 in 4.0569.6%$250K · 4-
Lucky 7 Doubler651 in 3.8370.0%$500K · 33.6%
Slots of Luck561 in 3.8270.0%$250K · 40.8%
$50, $100 OR $500!551 in 9.4370.0%$500 · 7,208-
Mega Cash!541 in 3.8970.0%$250K · 21.4%
Limited Edition Mega Loteria (Game #2676)471 in 3.5470.0%$250K · 20.7%
$1,000,000 Riches471 in 3.8270.0%$1M · 10.7%
$250,000 50X Cashword (this game)471 in 3.5670.0%$250K · 31.2%
777461 in 3.2270.0%$250K · 11.2%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.