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King of CashTexas Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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26
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2TexasGame #2739GREEN
At a glance

King of Cash is one of the Texas Lottery's $2 games. 51% of its winning tickets pay $2 or less, no more than the ticket cost. At launch, about 1 in 456,400 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.87
Exp. Value
$0.65
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$30,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
37%
ValueScore™
26 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 70th out of 77 Texas scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 5 other $2 Texas games ranked higher.
Why
↓Prizes hit less often here, roughly 21% per ticket (1 in 4.87).
  • At $0.65 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$30,000
2 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 1.8M
now ~1 in 1.7M
$1,000
4 of 15 left
launch odds 1 in 609K
now ~1 in 846K
$500
562 of 1,672 left
launch odds 1 in 5,459
now ~1 in 6,020
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
$30,0001 in 1,800,00052
40%
$1,0001 in 600,000154
27%
$5001 in 5,4551,672562
34%
$1001 in 2,6093,4911,168
33%
$501 in 34326,5969,055
34%
$201 in 10091,16031,275
34%
$151 in 12573,03725,311
35%
$101 in 63145,87051,876
36%
$51 in 16583,889211,732
36%
$21 in 10948,597363,693
38%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$11,873,994
Current Prize Pool
$4,224,521
Payout Percentage
35.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
694,678

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
9,127,997
Estimated Remaining
3,383,082
% Remaining
37.1%
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 its launch on June 17, 3 $30,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on August 5.

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June 17October 9
  • August 5, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • July 23, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • June 21, 20261 claimed · 4 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.8% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 4 times the average for Texas's $2 games (0.8% 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

26
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
26
out of 100
Expected Value
8/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

State
Texas
Game Number
2739
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
6/15/2026
Payout %
65.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.87 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the King of Cash scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. King of Cash scores 26/100 (Below Average) and is 6th out of 8 $2 tickets in Texas. It pays back about $0.65 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the King of Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with King of Cash are 1 in 4.87. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for King of Cash?
The top prize for King of Cash is $30,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in King of Cash?
Based on our latest data, 37% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 694,678 out of 1,874,332 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

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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.