TX · #2710 · $1

9s In A Line

Texas· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.52

USA percentile

4th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

26

$500 tier

% sold-through

79%

2026-08-05

Forecast sellout

~70d

P10–P90: 49–98d

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9s In A Line is a $1 scratch-off game from the Texas (game #2710). As of the most recent daily scan, 26 top prizes of $500 remain unclaimed, with roughly 79% of tickets sold, as published by the Texas. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.45. Our models put its expected value at 0.52 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.52 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.52 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.16% of $500 prizes still unclaimed at 79% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 29.33% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~70 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 4th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

12 tiers · % remaining
$500
26/163
16%
$300
112/977
$150
240/2.0K
$100
414/3.3K
$50
831/6.5K
$30
1.6K/13.1K
$15
9.3K/65.3K
$10
30.6K/195.8K
$5
33.9K/195.8K
$3
93.9K/522.2K
$2
235.6K/1.2M
$1
500.9K/2.2M

Total unclaimed prize value: $2.08M — 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 · 4th
USA: 4th percentileTX: 1th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29Oct 140%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~10-14

Daily drainage

~29.33% / day

Days left (P50)

70 days

P10 / P90 range

49–98 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.52

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -7%

Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.

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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