Top 4 Scratch-Off Lottery Games For Holiday Gifting In Texas

Scratch-off lottery tickets are quite popular as stocking stuffers. They can cost as little as $1 each, it's a quick purchase, you don't need to wrap them, and sometimes they will pay out. Most folks don't put much thought into which tickets to buy. I mean, they all have about the same odds of paying out...right?

For the most part, that's correct. The chances of winning any prize on a Texas Lottery scratch-off are usually around 1 in 4. The odds get progressively worse as the prize increases. But, using data that's easily available on the Texas Lottery's website, you can calculate which games now have a better chance of paying out top jackpots as opposed to when they first were put in circulation.

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No matter which games you play, the odds are still stacked against you, but if you can get even the slightest edge in your favor, why not take it? With that being said, here are my choices for the best Texas Lottery scratch-offs to purchase as stocking stuffers.

$250,000 50X Cashword

This $10 game features 10 top prizes of $250,000, none of which have been won. This scratch-off also has 30 prizes of $10,000, only 4 of those have been claimed. Approximately 13% of the game's total tickets have been purchased.

Colossal Cash

This $20 scratch-off features 50 top prizes of $50,000 (26 have been claimed), and 100 secondary prizes of $5,000 (52 have been claimed). Approximately 52% of this game's tickets have been purchased, so the odds of winning one of the big prizes haven't really changed, but with over 50 big payouts still in circulation, why not purchase one or two as a stocking stuffer?

Extreme Multiplier

Approximately 38% of this game's tickets have been purchased, but no one has claimed any of the four top prizes ($1 million). It's still a very long shot to win, but at least the chances are just a little more in your favor than they were several months ago.

Lucky Symbols

This $5 game features 5 top prizes of $100,000 (2 have been won - 40%), and 25 payouts of $5,000 (13 have been won - 52%). So far, around 67% of this game's tickets have been bought. The odds of winning either of those top prizes have tilted slightly in your favor.