Cowboys — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2754
Cowboys (#2754) is a $5 Texas scratch-off launched on August 17, 2026. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #77 of 79 active games on current payout (59.9%, $2.99 expected back per ticket) and #19 of 21 $5 games, #31 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.81) and #60 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,228,691). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (60.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 0.4% (1 in 3.80 at launch). 4 of 4 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 8,914,764 tickets are still unsold (10.0% sold). That is below average for Texas; the Texas ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Cowboys, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 2,337,054 of 2,607,815 prizes (89.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 2,477,063 | 1 in 2,228,691 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 825,688 | 1 in 891,476 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 83.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 35,387 | 1 in 35,236 | 280 | 27 | 253 | 90.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,494 | 1 in 1,510 | 6,632 | 728 | 5,904 | 89.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 144.0 | 1 in 145.6 | 68,821 | 7,594 | 61,227 | 89.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 25.2 | 396,370 | 42,321 | 354,049 | 89.3% |
| $15 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 25.2 | 396,330 | 42,092 | 354,238 | 89.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 19.6 | 1 in 19.7 | 506,378 | 53,162 | 453,216 | 89.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.04 | 1 in 8.04 | 1,232,988 | 124,835 | 1,108,153 | 89.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.80 | 1 in 3.81 | 2,607,815 | 270,761 | 2,337,054 | 89.6% |
How Cowboys has moved
Cowboys: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in Cowboys?
- 4 of 4 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,228,691.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cowboys?
- 1 in 3.81 today, compared with 1 in 3.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.81, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.25.
- Is Cowboys worth buying?
- Its current payout is 59.9% ($2.99 back per $5 ticket), rank #77 of 79 in Texas. The best $5 alternative today is Chameleon Cash (#2720, $5) at 73.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Cowboys tickets are left?
- We estimate 8,914,764 of roughly 9,908,250 printed tickets are unsold (10.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cowboys launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 17, 2026. It is still on sale.
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