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Average valueActiveYellowstone · $5 · Texas Lottery
Yellowstone: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.40 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 21 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 21 · $5 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM
Yellowstone is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 5 of the original 5 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 53% of the 7.3M printed tickets have been sold.
68.0%
expected return
1 in 4.26
odds of any win
5 of 5
$100K top prizes left
53%
claimed · 3.9M of 7.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 811,236 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,221 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.40 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.25 · 65.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.15 · 3.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
811,213 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
53% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
7.3M
tickets printed
3.9M
tickets claimed · 53%
3.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
47%
100% of top prizes remain with only 47% 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 $5 TX peers
#4 of 21
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM.
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