At a glance
Millionaire costs $20 a ticket from the Texas Lottery. It went on sale on October 5, 2026, so 99% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Prizes of $10,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 379,686 tickets.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.82
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
99%
ValueScore™
78 / 100
Good
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked #10, ahead of roughly 88% of Texas's 77 active games, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Healthy inventory: a large share of this game's prizes are still unclaimed.
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
- Each $1 spent here returns about $0.75 on average, comfortably above the typical scratch-off.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9$1,000,000
4 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.5M
now ~1 in 1.5M
$10,000
12 of 12 left
launch odds 1 in 506K
now ~1 in 501K
$2,000
149 of 149 left
launch odds 1 in 41K
now ~1 in 40K
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
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 1,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 500,000 | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 40,000 | 149 | 149 | 100% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,500 | 4,061 | 4,016 | 99% |
| $200 | 1 in 90 | 67,719 | 66,998 | 99% |
| $100 | 1 in 20 | 303,611 | 300,143 | 99% |
| $75 | 1 in 50 | 121,494 | 120,125 | 99% |
| $40 | 1 in 13 | 486,024 | 480,593 | 99% |
| $20 | 1 in 10 | 607,233 | 600,850 | 99% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$91,051,070
Current Prize Pool
$90,089,995
Payout Percentage
98.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,572,890
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
6,074,973
Estimated Remaining
6,008,440
% Remaining
98.9%
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.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
78
VALUESCORE
Good
78
out of 100
Expected Value
27/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
12/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/9/2026
Game Details
- State
- Texas
- Game Number
- 2695
- Ticket Price
- $20
- Start Date
- 10/5/2026
- Payout %
- 75.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.82 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Millionaire scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Millionaire scores 78/100 (Good) and is 4th of Texas's 16 $20 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Millionaire scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Millionaire are 1 in 3.82. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Millionaire?
The top prize for Millionaire is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Millionaire?
Based on our latest data, 99% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,572,890 out of 1,590,307 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Millionaire released?
Millionaire was released by the Texas Lottery on October 5, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $20 ticket in Texas
All 16 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Dollar Loteria | 89 | 1 in 3.29 | 75.0% | $1M · 9 | 1.3% |
| Lucky 7 Tripler | 82 | 1 in 3.44 | 75.0% | $1M · 3 | 3.4% |
| $1,000,000 Crossword | 81 | 1 in 3.41 | 75.0% | $1M · 5 | 1.4% |
| Millionaire (this game) | 78 | 1 in 3.82 | 75.0% | $1M · 4 | - |
| 200X The Cash | 77 | 1 in 3.41 | 74.9% | $1M · 2 | 1.4% |
| Power 20s | 70 | 1 in 3.61 | 75.0% | $1M · 2 | 0.6% |
| Queen of Spades | 67 | 1 in 3.88 | 75.0% | $1M · 2 | 1.4% |
| Mega Millionaire | 64 | 1 in 3.84 | 75.0% | $1M · 2 | 0.8% |
| $100, $200, $500 OR $1,000! | 63 | 1 in 9.49 | 75.0% | $1K · 2,350 | - |
| $1,000,000 Ca$h! | 61 | 1 in 3.99 | 75.0% | $1M · 2 | 0.4% |
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.