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Decent valueActiveExtreme Multiplier · $20 · Texas Lottery
Extreme Multiplier: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.89 on average.
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#7 of 13 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#7 of 13 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
Extreme Multiplier is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.5%, down 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 1 of the original 4 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 68% of the 8.2M printed tickets have been sold.
74.5%
expected return
1 in 3.75
odds of any win
1 of 4
$1M jackpots left
68%
claimed · 5.5M of 8.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 709,382 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,085 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.89 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.24 · 71.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$0.28 · 1.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.38 · 1.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.6%
Just 1 ticket out of 2.7M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
709,218 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
68% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.2M
tickets printed
5.5M
tickets claimed · 68%
2.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
32%
25% of top prizes remain with 32% 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 $20 TX peers
#7 of 13
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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