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Decent valueActiveUltimate Millions · $50 · Texas Lottery
Ultimate Millions: Decent value. A $50 ticket pays back $38.95 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#4 of 7 · $50 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#4 of 7 · $50 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
Ultimate Millions is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.9%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 78.1%. 3 of the original 4 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 19% of the 4.5M printed tickets have been sold.
77.9%
expected return
1 in 3.59
odds of any win
3 of 4
$1M jackpots left
19%
claimed · 879k of 4.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,017,216 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 62 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $38.95 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $75 – $500
$37.98 · 76.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $25K
$0.15 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.82 · 1.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
76.3%
Just 3 tickets out of 3.7M 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
1,017,019 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
19% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
4.5M
tickets printed
879k
tickets claimed · 19%
3.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
81%
75% of top prizes remain with 81% 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 Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM.
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