5 Texas Lottery Scratch Off Games You Should Buy, and 5 To Avoid

Your odds of winning the top prize on any Texas Lottery scratch-off game are very slim. Those chances usually run somewhere between 1 in 1,500,000 to 1 in 2,000,000, but hey, big jackpot winners occur every week.

Over the lifespan of each game, those odds will either get a little worse or get a little better depending on how many jackpot winners there have been compared to how many game tickets have been purchased.

Hypothetical Example

For instance, approximately 60% of a scratch-off game's tickets have been bought, but only 30% of the game's 10 jackpots have been won. That means, the odds lean a little more toward you winning one of those top prizes than when the game was first introduced.

It's just a slight move of the needle in your direction, but, if you're going to spend the money you might as well have all the help you can get, right?

The current data for scratch-off games is available on the Texas Lottery website. Using those numbers, let's look at which games you should consider buying and which you should avoid.

5 Texas Lottery Scratch-Off Games to Buy

1. Big Money

• Ticket Cost: $20
• Top Payout: $1 Million
• Top Prizes Won: 0 out of 4 (0%)
• Approximately 19% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

2. Mega Loteria

• Ticket Cost: $10
• Top Payout: $250,000
• Top Prizes Won: 10 out of 20 (50%)
• Approximately 60% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

3. Texas Loteria

• Ticket Cost: $3
• Top Payout: $50,000
• Top Prizes Won: 7 out of 14 (50%)
• Approximately 61% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

4. Million Dollar Loteria

• Ticket Cost: $20
• Top Payout: $1 Million
• Top Prizes Won: 4 out of 10 (40%)
• Approximately 51% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

5. Neon 9s

• Ticket Cost: $2
• Top Payout: $30,000
• Top Prizes Won: 2 out of 5 (40%)
• Approximately 81% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

5 Texas Lottery Scratch-Off Games to Avoid

1. Power 10X (Closing Soon)

• Ticket Cost: $2
• Top Payout: $30,000
• Top Prizes Won: 5 out of 5 (100%)
• Approximately 82% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

2. Spicy 9s

• Ticket Cost: $2
• Top Payout: $30,000
• Top Prizes Won: 5 out of 6 (83%)
• Approximately 59% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

3. 25 Days of Winning

• Ticket Cost: $5
• Top Payout: $100,000
• Top Prizes Won: 4 out of 5 (80%)
• Approximately 60% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

4. Holiday Gold

• Ticket Cost: $10
• Top Payout: $250,000
• Top Prizes Won: 4 out of 5 (80%)
• Approximately 60% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

5. Super Cashword

• Ticket Cost: $5
• Top Payout: $100,000
• Top Prizes Won: 12 out of 13 (92%)
• Approximately 82% of this game's total tickets have been purchased

Play Responsibly

A friendly reminder, the odds of winning top prizes on those games categorized as 'games to buy' are still very slim. 1 in 750,000 is not good, but, at least it's better than 1 in 2,000,000.

Good luck!