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Weak valueActiveBonus Break the Bank · $5 · Texas Lottery
Bonus Break the Bank: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.37 on average.
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#8 of 21 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#8 of 21 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
Bonus Break the Bank is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.4%, down 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 6 of the original 10 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 20.2M printed tickets have been sold.
67.4%
expected return
1 in 4.28
odds of any win
6 of 10
$100K top prizes left
50%
claimed · 10M of 20.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,370,775 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 7,881 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.37 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.29 · 65.7% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $100K
$0.08 · 1.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
2,370,721 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
20.2M
tickets printed
10M
tickets claimed · 50%
10.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
50%
60% of top prizes remain with only 50% 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 $5 TX peers
#8 of 21
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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