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Decent valueActiveInstant Millions · $20 · Texas Lottery
Instant Millions: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.33 on average.
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#1 of 13 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#1 of 13 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
Instant Millions is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.6%, up 1.6 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 2 of the original 4 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 71% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
76.6%
expected return
1 in 3.80
odds of any win
2 of 4
$1M jackpots left
71%
claimed · 4.3M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 466,896 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $20
$40 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
11 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 893 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.33 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.15 · 70.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.06 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.12 · 5.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.0%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.8M 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
466,820 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
71% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
6.1M
tickets printed
4.3M
tickets claimed · 71%
1.8M
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
29%
50% of top prizes remain with only 29% 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
#1 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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