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Average valueActive$3 Million Ca$h · $30 · Texas Lottery
$3 Million Ca$h: Average value. A $30 ticket pays back $20.76 on average.
▼ -2.2 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $30 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▼ -2.2 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $30 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
$3 Million Ca$h is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.2%, down 2.2 percentage points from the launch value of 71.4%. 1 of the original 4 $3,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 7.2M printed tickets have been sold.
69.2%
expected return
1 in 3.72
odds of any win
1 of 4
$3M jackpots left
60%
claimed · 4.3M of 7.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 777,145 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $30
$50 – $300, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 604 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $20.76 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.60 · 65.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.13 · 0.4% of price
Jackpots $3M+
$1.04 · 3.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
65.7%
Just 1 ticket out of 2.9M carry the $3M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
776,992 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
7.2M
tickets printed
4.3M
tickets claimed · 60%
2.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
40%
25% of top prizes remain with 40% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Texas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 TX peers
#3 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM.
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