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 game

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