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Weak valueActiveIn the Green · $5 · Texas Lottery
In the Green: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.26 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#15 of 22 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:50 PM
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#15 of 22 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:50 PM
In the Green is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.2%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.2%. 1 of the original 6 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 64% of the 7.2M printed tickets have been sold.
65.2%
expected return
1 in 4.34
odds of any win
1 of 6
$100K top prizes left
64%
claimed · 4.6M of 7.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 599,031 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
11 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 1,968 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.26 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.16 · 63.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.10 · 1.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
598,892 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
64% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
7.2M
tickets printed
4.6M
tickets claimed · 64%
2.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
36%
17% of top prizes remain with 36% 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
#15 of 22
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:50 PM.
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