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Decent valueActiveMega Millionaire · $20 · Texas Lottery
Mega Millionaire: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.32 on average.
▲ +1.5 pts vs launch#2 of 15 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM
▲ +1.5 pts vs launch#2 of 15 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM
Mega Millionaire is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.6%, up 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 75.1%. 3 of the original 4 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
76.6%
expected return
1 in 3.84
odds of any win
3 of 4
$1M jackpots left
50%
claimed · 3M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 793,568 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $20
$50 or $100 or $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 1,828 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.32 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.27 · 71.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.06 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.98 · 4.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.7%
Just 3 tickets out of 3.1M 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
793,463 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
6.1M
tickets printed
3M
tickets claimed · 50%
3.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
50%
75% of top prizes remain with only 50% 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
#2 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM.
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