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Poor valueActive9s In A Line · $1 · Texas Lottery
9s In A Line: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.52 on average.
▼ -8.0 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $1 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:50 PM
▼ -8.0 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $1 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:50 PM
9s In A Line is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 52.0%, down 8.0 percentage points from the launch value of 60.0%. 29 of the original 163 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 19.6M printed tickets have been sold.
52.0%
expected return
1 in 4.45
odds of any win
29 of 163
$500 top prizes left
78%
claimed · 15.3M of 19.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 957,966 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $1
$2 – $300, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 147,172 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.52 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.52 · 52.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
957,966 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
78% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
19.6M
tickets printed
15.3M
tickets claimed · 78%
4.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
18%
Tickets left
22%
18% of top prizes remain with 22% 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
#2 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
3-2-Won!
60.0%
2
9s In A Line
52.0%
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:50 PM.
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