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Decent valueActiveUltimate Millions · $50 · Texas Lottery
Ultimate Millions: Decent value. A $50 ticket pays back $39.05 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 7 · $50 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 7 · $50 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM
Ultimate Millions is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.1%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 78.1%. 3 of the original 4 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 30% of the 4.5M printed tickets have been sold.
78.1%
expected return
1 in 3.59
odds of any win
3 of 4
$1M jackpots left
30%
claimed · 1.4M of 4.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 885,483 winning tickets still unclaimed.
26 win more than $50
$75 – $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 63 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $39.05 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $75 – $500
$37.95 · 75.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $25K
$0.16 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.94 · 1.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
76.2%
Just 3 tickets out of 3.2M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$75 – $500 wins
885,310 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
30% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
4.5M
tickets printed
1.4M
tickets claimed · 30%
3.2M
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
70%
75% of top prizes remain with only 70% 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 $50 TX peers
#4 of 7
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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