TX · #2686 · $2

$30,000 Gold Rush

Texas· scanned 22d ago

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.64

USA percentile

38th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

3

$30,000 tier

% sold-through

49%

2026-07-14

Forecast sellout

~7385d

P10–P90: 5170–10339d

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$30,000 Gold Rush is a $2 scratch-off game from the Texas (game #2686). As of the most recent daily scan, 3 top prizes of $30 remain unclaimed, with roughly 49% of tickets sold, as published by the Texas. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.28. Our models put its expected value at 0.64 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.64 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.64 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.50% of $30,000 prizes still unclaimed at 49% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 0.68% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~7385 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 38th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

11 tiers · % remaining
$30K
3/6
50%
$1K
39/83
$100
3.3K/6.7K
$50
4.4K/9.2K
$30
5.0K/10.4K
$20
60.4K/123.9K
$10
60.6K/123.9K
$8
97.8K/198.2K
$5
105.5K/210.4K
$4
273.5K/545.0K
$2
485.2K/941.0K

Total unclaimed prize value: $6.02M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 2,022 active games

Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active TX games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.

USA median · 50th0.67 EV/$
TX median0.68 EV/$
YOU · 38th
USA: 38th percentileTX: 26th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 23May 28Jun 2Jun 7Jun 12Jun 17Jun 22Jun 27Oct 240%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~10-24

Daily drainage

~0.68% / day

Days left (P50)

7385 days

P10 / P90 range

5170–10339 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.64

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d

Price vs EV — TX field

89 games · break-even highlighted
$0$30$60$1020.000.250.500.90YOU

No other active TX games currently clear break-even.

Top-prize claim cadence · the roll

Top-prize claim history is not published for this state.

States that report individual claim events (TX, NY, PA, FL, NC) will show a full timeline here. This game's state does not currently publish that data.

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