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Weak valueActive30X The Cash Word Search · $3 · Texas Lottery
30X The Cash Word Search: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.92 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $3 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $3 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
30X The Cash Word Search is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.0%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 64.3%. 4 of the original 6 $60,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 30% of the 17.2M printed tickets have been sold.
64.0%
expected return
1 in 4.39
odds of any win
4 of 6
$60K top prizes left
30%
claimed · 5.1M of 17.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,763,249 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $300, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 433,135 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.92 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $300
$1.90 · 63.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $60K
$0.02 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
2,763,221 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
30% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
17.2M
tickets printed
5.1M
tickets claimed · 30%
12.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
70%
67% of top prizes remain with 70% 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 $3 TX peers
#3 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM.
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