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Decent valueActivePremier Play · $30 · Texas Lottery
Premier Play: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.82 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $30 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $30 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
Premier Play is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.1%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 75.1%. 6 of the original 10 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
76.1%
expected return
1 in 3.55
odds of any win
6 of 10
$1M jackpots left
50%
claimed · 3M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 864,652 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $30
$50 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 531 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.82 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$20.53 · 68.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $25K
$0.33 · 1.1% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.95 · 6.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.6%
Just 6 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
$30 – $500 wins
863,917 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% 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
60%
Tickets left
50%
60% 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 $30 TX peers
#1 of 3
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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