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Weak valueActiveCrazy 8s · $2 · Texas Lottery
Crazy 8s: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.27 on average.
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#7 of 10 · $2 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#7 of 10 · $2 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
Crazy 8s is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.5%, down 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 2 of the original 6 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 9.1M printed tickets have been sold.
63.5%
expected return
1 in 3.99
odds of any win
2 of 6
$30K top prizes left
45%
claimed · 4M of 9.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,255,516 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $2
$3 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 455,707 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.27 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.26 · 62.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.01 · 0.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
1,255,505 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
9.1M
tickets printed
4M
tickets claimed · 45%
5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
55%
33% of top prizes remain with 55% 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 $2 TX peers
#7 of 10
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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