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Best $5 Texas Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 21 active $5 scratch-off games in the Texas Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is $100,000 Cash at $0.69 per $1. Updated Oct 31, 2026.
Across the 21 $5 Texas games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.69 per $1 and the weakest $0.60 — a 9-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.65. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $200,000 on Lucky 7 (3 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Odds to Win | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | 1 in 4.07 | $100,000 | 2,758,426 | 9/9 | |
| 2 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 4.19 | $100,000 | 4,355,869 | 9/9 | |
| 3 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 3.89 | $100,000 | 6,203,547 | 10/10 | |
| 4 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 4.27 | $100,000 | 3,799,627 | 9/9 | |
| 5 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 3.77 | $100,000 | 51,667,463 | 10/10 | |
| 6 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 4.23 | $200,000 | 7,529,184 | 11/11 | |
| 7 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | 1 in 4.07 | $100,000 | 14,304,980 | 11/11 | |
| 8 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | 1 in 4.28 | $100,000 | 7,716,905 | 9/9 | |
| 9 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | 1 in 4.26 | $100,000 | 5,484,721 | 14/14 | |
| 10 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | 1 in 4.28 | $100,000 | 3,449,927 | 10/10 | |
| 11 | $5 | $0.66 / $1 | 1 in 3.99 | $100,000 | 3,185,078 | 9/9 | |
| 12 | $5 | $0.66 / $1 | 1 in 4.26 | $100,000 | 1,717,801 | 9/9 | |
| 13 | $5 | $0.65 / $1 | 1 in 4.15 | $100,000 | 851,577 | 14/14 | |
| 14 | $5 | $0.65 / $1 | 1 in 4.13 | $200,000 | 5,854,002 | 9/9 | |
| 15 | $5 | $0.64 / $1 | — | $100,000 | 1,004,454 | 12/12 | |
| 16 | $5 | $0.64 / $1 | 1 in 3.77 | $100,000 | 3,516,383 | 8/8 | |
| 17 | $5 | $0.62 / $1 | 1 in 4.3 | $200,000 | 4,462,975 | 11/11 | |
| 18 | $5 | $0.62 / $1 | 1 in 4.28 | $100,000 | 410,910 | 10/10 | |
| 19 | $5 | $0.62 / $1 | 1 in 3.83 | $100,000 | 1,157,429 | 9/10 | |
| 20 | $5 | $0.61 / $1 | 1 in 3.77 | $100,000 | 4,527,136 | 10/10 | |
| 21 | $5 | $0.60 / $1 | 1 in 3.8 | $100,000 | 7,389,936 | 9/9 |
Even the best $5 ticket almost always returns less than $1 per $1 played. These rankings tell you which games are less bad, not which are profitable. Play for fun, not for income.