Want to Win Big? 5 Texas Scratch Off Games to Buy, and 3 to Avoid

The Texas Lottery posts the latest data about their scratch-off games on their website. You can see how many prizes are offered with each game, and you can see how many have been won.

I like to look at the percentages of non-top prizes that have been claimed and compare that against the number of top prizes that have been claimed, and then see if the odds tilt a little more in your favor for winning the jackpot.

Here's a very simplified and non-scientific examply - let's say I draw 8 cards from a deck of cards, and none of those cards are queens. The chance of drawing a queen is now better than it was when I first started with 52 cards.

Keep in mind, that even though the odds may tilt a little bit more in your favor with these examples below, your chances of winning the big prizes are still extremely small.

Here are the Tickets I Believe Give You Better Odds of Winning the Big Prize

Million Dollar Loteria

This $20 game was released to the public on April 15. The top prize is $1 million. There are 12 other cash prize levels from $20 to $20,000.

As of May 30, approximately 8-10% of the non-top prizes have been won. None of the ten-million-dollar scratch-off tickets have been claimed.

200X Power Blitz

This $20 game was released to the public on January 2. The top prize is $1 million. There are 8 other cash prize levels from $20 to $20,000.

As of May 30, approximately 30-35 percent of the non-million-dollar prizes have been won. None of the 4 - $1 million tickets have been claimed.

$1 Million Cash Blast

This $20 game was released to the public on December 4, 2023. The top prize is $1 million. There are 9 other cash prize levels from $20 to $100,000.

As of May 30, approximately 35% of the non-top prizes have been claimed. None of the four $1 million tickets has been claimed.

$400 Million Mega Bucks

This $100 game was released to the public on February 5. The top prize is $5 million. There are 7 other cash prize levels from $150 to $50,000.

As of May 30, approximately 20% of the non-top prizes have been claimed. None of the four $5 million tickets have been claimed.

Bingo X20

This $5 game was released to the public on September 18, 2023. The top prize is $100,000. There are 13 other cash prize levels from $5 to $1000.

As of May 30, approximately 58 percent of the non-top prizes were claimed. Three of the eight top prizes (38%) have been claimed.

Now, Here Are the Scratch Off Tickets to Avoid

Match 3 Tripler

Around 50% of this game's non-top prizes have been claimed. There is only one of six top prizes left ($30,000).

Armadillo Dollars

Just under 50% of this game's tickets have been bought, but there is only one of its five top prizes left ($100,000).

Mega Loteria

All 20 top prizes ($250,000) for this scratch off game have been claimed. Keep in mind that there are two Mega Loteria $10 games in circulation