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Decent valueActive500X · $50 · Texas Lottery
500X: Decent value. A $50 ticket pays back $38.48 on average.
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#7 of 7 · $50 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#7 of 7 · $50 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
500X is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.0%, down 1.1 percentage points from the launch value of 78.0%. 2 of the original 15 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 86% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
77.0%
expected return
1 in 3.36
odds of any win
2 of 15
$1M jackpots left
86%
claimed · 5.2M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 252,844 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $50
$100 or $200 or $300, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 100 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $38.48 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$35.67 · 71.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $25K
$0.48 · 1.0% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.34 · 4.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.3%
Just 2 tickets out of 856k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
252,731 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
86% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
6.1M
tickets printed
5.2M
tickets claimed · 86%
856k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
13%
Tickets left
14%
13% of top prizes remain with 14% 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 $50 TX peers
#7 of 7
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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