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Weak valueActiveKing of Cash · $2 · Texas Lottery
King of Cash: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.30 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 10 · $2 TX gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:50 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 10 · $2 TX gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:50 PM
King of Cash is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 4 of the original 5 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 5% of the 9.1M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.87
odds of any win
4 of 5
$30K top prizes left
5%
claimed · 445k of 9.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,782,893 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $2
$5 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
80 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,422 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.30 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.28 · 64.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.02 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
1,782,874 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
5% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
9.1M
tickets printed
445k
tickets claimed · 5%
8.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
95%
80% of top prizes remain with 95% 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 $2 TX peers
#1 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:50 PM.
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