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Weak valueActiveEmerald 7s · $5 · Texas Lottery
Emerald 7s: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.37 on average.
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#9 of 21 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#9 of 21 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
Emerald 7s 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%. 2 of the original 4 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 11.4M printed tickets have been sold.
67.4%
expected return
1 in 4.23
odds of any win
2 of 4
$200K top prizes left
67%
claimed · 7.6M of 11.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 895,264 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 6,767 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
$3.26 · 65.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$0.11 · 2.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
895,227 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
11.4M
tickets printed
7.6M
tickets claimed · 67%
3.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
33%
50% of top prizes remain with only 33% 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
#9 of 21
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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