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Poor valueActive9s In A Line · $1 · Texas Lottery
9s In A Line: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.56 on average.
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#1 of 1 · $1 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#1 of 1 · $1 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
9s In A Line is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 56.0%, down 4.0 percentage points from the launch value of 60.0%. 56 of the original 163 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 62% of the 19.6M printed tickets have been sold.
56.0%
expected return
1 in 4.45
odds of any win
56 of 163
$500 top prizes left
62%
claimed · 12.2M of 19.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,656,026 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $1
$2 – $300, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 131,685 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.56 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.56 · 56.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
1,656,026 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
62% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
19.6M
tickets printed
12.2M
tickets claimed · 62%
7.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
34%
Tickets left
38%
34% of top prizes remain with 38% 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 $1 TX peers
Only $1 game tracked in Texas
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
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9s In A Line
56.0%
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM.
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