The Texas Lottery generated $7.91 billion in sales in fiscal year 2025, providing $1.8 billion to the State of Texas

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AUSTIN — The Texas Lottery generated $7.91 billion in sales in fiscal year 2025, providing $1.8 billion to the State of Texas. That total includes $1.77 billion for the Foundation School Fund, which supports public education, and a record $31.1 million for the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. This performance came amid steady demand for popular games and significant operational challenges.

A major factor behind this year’s performance was the absence of large multi-state jackpots that typically generate high levels of play. Compared to recent years, fewer Powerball^® and Mega Millions^® jackpots reached headline-grabbing amounts, leading to lower participation in these jackpot-driven games. In addition, player access was affected by new requirements and restrictions, including the rollout of the responsible gaming initiative of required identification scanning on all self-service lottery vending machines in December 2024 and the statewide ban on lottery courier services that initially took effect in February 2025. Collectively, these factors contributed to year-over-year declines across both scratch ticket and draw game categories.

Despite these challenges, the Texas Lottery delivered more than $1.6 billion in revenue to the state for the seventh consecutive year, supported by the fifth-best sales year of its 33-year history. With the $1.809 billion in contributions to public education and veterans’ services in FY 2025, the Texas Lottery has now provided a cumulative $35.5 billion to Texas public education and nearly $280 million to Texas veterans since the Texas Legislature first directed such funds.

“The 2025 fiscal year was a challenging one for the Texas Lottery, but it once again contributed critical revenue for the State of Texas,” said Courtney Arbour, executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), which now oversees the Texas Lottery. “More than $1.8 billion was directed to education and veterans, reinforcing the Texas Lottery’s role as a dependable source of funding for the state. As oversight of this program continues its transition to TDLR, we remain focused on providing entertaining lottery products that players can enjoy responsibly, because delivering games that appeal to Texans is what drives important revenue for our beneficiaries. Above all, TDLR is committed to supporting this important work and ensuring that the Texas Lottery continues to operate with integrity and accountability.”

Sunset Review and Transition to TDLR

As part of the Sunset review process initiated in fall 2023, the Texas Lottery Commission underwent a comprehensive evaluation by the Sunset Advisory Commission. Ultimately, the 89th Legislature enacted Senate Bill 3070, which abolished the Commission board at the end of the fiscal year and directed the activities and functions of the Texas Lottery to the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR) beginning on Sept. 1, 2025. While this transition represented a significant structural change, the Texas Lottery continued to meet its commitments to players, retailers and beneficiaries and Texans’ ability to participate in Texas Lottery games has not been impacted.

“The Commission is proud to provide oversight for this important program and is committed to safeguarding the revenues that support public education and veterans’ services while maintaining the trust of players and beneficiaries,” said Rick Figueroa, chairman of the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation. “The Texas Lottery’s results in the 2025 fiscal year reflect the dedication of its employees, retailers, vendors and players. Generating nearly $8 billion in sales and record funding for veterans’ programs demonstrates the Texas Lottery’s continued importance to Texas.”

Social Responsibility Efforts Reinforced  

The Texas Lottery’s mission is to generate revenue for the State of Texas through the responsible management and sale of entertaining lottery products. As part of its social responsibility and consumer protection efforts, the agency strengthened safeguards in FY 2025 for players and retailers.

While retailers have never been authorized to accept credit cards for lottery purchases, the agency issued updated notices reinforcing that only cash and debit cards may be used for purchases.

Throughout the year, the Texas Lottery maintained consistent responsible gambling (RG) messaging through social media, customer service on-hold messages, retailer communications and online training videos that are available 24/7 to retailers. Since its inception, the Texas Lottery has continuously emphasized on tickets, self-service lottery vending machines and in all advertising and marketing materials that the sale and purchase of lottery tickets are strictly for adults 18 years or older. In December 2024, age-verification technology was added to all lottery vending machines requiring a state-issued ID be scanned to initiate ticket purchase, thus mitigating the risk of sales to minors. Additionally, the maximum cash a player can insert into a vending machine at one time was lowered from $300 to $100 in June 2025 to further reinforce the agency’s commitment to RG and consumer protection.

During FY 2025, the Texas Lottery continued to prioritize RG as a core element of its social responsibility initiatives evident through its comprehensive approach to training, marketing and seasonal campaigns. Enhanced annual training for retailers, vendor staff and agency employees was paired with international campaigns during Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March and responsible holiday gifting to educate adults about the potential harms associated with lottery play for youth.  

The Texas Lottery also conducted a focused campaign from August through November 2024 with retailer-specific messaging and digital outreach to reinforce the agency’s longstanding, proactive stance in ensuring its retailers and players understand the laws prohibiting the sale of tickets to minors.  

The Texas Lottery’s high standards continue to be recognized through certification from North American State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) and the National Council on Problem Gambling, along with continued Level 3 Responsible Gaming Framework certification from the World Lottery Association. Information for keeping lottery play a positive experience and resources for support with problem gambling is available year-round on the Texas Lottery App, website and at retail.

Fiscal Stewardship

In FY 2025, the Texas Lottery maintained its focus on efficiency and fiscal responsibility with administrative expenditures of over $289 million, equal to just 3.65% of sales. This rate remains among the lowest of any U.S. lottery, ensuring that the highest possible amount of revenue was directed to public education and veterans’ services.

Scratch Ticket Sales

Scratch tickets sales reached $6.434 billion in FY 2025, accounting for more than 81% of total sales and ranking third nationally. While this reflected a 3.2% decline from last year, it was the fifth consecutive year that scratch ticket sales in Texas exceeded $6 billion. Sales from the $2 veterans-dedicated games reached a new record for these games that directly benefit the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance, bringing in $120.1 million. Overall scratch ticket performance was led by the growing popularity of higher-price point games and continued demand for Loteria-style games.

The $20 price point once again led scratch ticket sales, producing $1.505 billion, or more than 23 percent of the category. Three games at this price level placed among the year’s Top 15 bestselling scratch ticket games. Million Dollar Loteria – the overall top-seller of FY 2025 – generated more than $421 million across three versions and held the No. 1 position for 42 weeks of the fiscal year. One of those versions (Game No. 2586) led the way with more than $321 million in total sales and ranked as the top-selling game for 37 weeks on its own. Additionally, four versions of $1,000,000 Crossword combined for more than $260.9 million, with the Game 2583 version ranking as the 7th bestselling game. $1,000,000 Lucky 7s rounded out the top 15 with impressive sales at the $20 segment with more than $95 million.

The $10 price point produced more than $1.4 billion in sales, representing nearly 22% of all scratch ticket sales. Notably, Limited Edition Mega Loteria and Mega Loteria produced over $269.6 million and $235.4 million, respectively. While each game had multiple versions in market at various points of the fiscal year, Game No. 2623 (Limited Edition Mega Loteria) and Game No. 2563 (Mega Loteria) were the Texas Lottery’s No. 4 and No. 5 bestselling games overall. Another core and extended-play game, $250,000 50X Cashword maintained strong demand with three versions of the game attracting more than $157.5  million in total sales, with one of the versions (Game No. 2582) finishing the year as the 11th bestselling game.

In FY 2025, the $5 price point generated $1.066 billion in sales, or 16.6% of all scratch ticket sales, making it the third-highest segment of the year. Super Loteria led the $5 level with over $205.2 million in total sales, ranking No. 8 among all games. Contributing to the strength of the $5 price point was the debut of Azulejos, which resonated strongly with players as it resembled the popular Loteria-style of play, along with a range of widely recognized licensed property games that attract Texans.

The $50 price point posted over $1.031 billion in FY 2025 sales, an increase of more than $35 million, or 3.5 percent, compared to FY 2024 – the strongest year-over-year growth among all scratch ticket price points. Building on the successful FY 2024 launch of 500X Loteria Spectacular, the game totaled $281.2 million in FY 2025 across three versions, with Game No. 2518 finishing as the year’s third-highest seller. Three other $50 games also placed among the Top 15 – 500X (No. 9), Colossal Cashword (No. 12) and X (No. 13). Notably, 500X and X each spent multiple weeks as the top-selling game shortly after their respective launches.

The $100 price point contributed $687.9 million, or 10.7%, of total scratch ticket sales in FY 2025. This level saw the second-largest increase among all price points, rising by $18.2 million increase, or 2.7%, over FY 2024. Following its strong launch in FY 2023 and success all through FY 2024, Loteria Supreme generated more than $242.2 million across two versions of the game  in FY 2025. Once again, it proved to be a standout as the game title secured No. 2 spot among bestselling game for a second-consecutive year. The Texas Lottery released its fourth $100 game in FY 2025 since it began offering the price point three years ago – $5,000,000 Fortune, which ranked as the 10th-bestselling game of the year with $152.9 million in total sales through 30 weeks in market – including four weeks as the top-selling game. Contributing to its success, the game offers players an appealing prize structure that features four top prizes of $5 million and more than 1.4 million prizes in the game worth $200-$500, which are all cashable at retail. Building off its FY 2024 success, $400 Million Mega Bucks continued to be popular, as it finished No. 6 for back-to-back years with sales totaling more than $214 million in FY 2025.

Loteria-themed scratch ticket games remained a hallmark of the Texas Lottery’s scratch ticket portfolio, generating more than $1.7 billion in sales, or 27.8% of total scratch ticket sales. Six Loteria-themed games landed in the Top 15 bestsellers of FY 2025, led by Million Dollar Loteria ($20) and Loteria Supreme ($100). With a full year of having Limited Edition Mega Loteria and Mega Loteria in market, sales for Loteria-style games at the $10 price point increased by 8.2% from FY 2024.

The Texas Lottery’s focus on second-chance promotions also drew player engagement. $3 Million Cash, a $30 game, included the European SkyCruise^® Second-Chance Promotion, which will award players with once-in-a-lifetime private jet experience to Paris, Rome and Lisbon.

Licensed property games broadened the appeal with Game of Thrones, a $5 game that offered four chances to win $100,000 top prizes instantly and a Napa Valley trip through a second-chance drawing. Additionally, the JAWS scratch ticket game ($5) debuted in connection with the film’s 50th anniversary and featured second-chance opportunities for cash and VIP prizes up to $1 million and was supported by Alamo Drafthouse marketing and exclusive screenings.

New scratch ticket families also supported strong performance. The Lucky 7s family, featuring games at the $1, $5, $10 and $20 price points, has totaled $228.8 million in sales since its September 2024 launch – which was a 3.2% better performance compared to the corresponding September 2023 family launch (Winnings). In January 2025, the Blitz family was introduced with scratch ticket price points of $1, $3, $5, $10 and $20, generating $182.7 million in sales. The X family, introduced in May at the $1, $5, $10 and $20 levels, raked in $151.8 million, a 2.4% increase compared to the Hit family from FY 2024.

Draw Games Sales

The Texas Lottery’s draw games generated $1.477 billion in FY 2025 sales, reflecting the continued importance of this offering within the portfolio. Texas’ in-state draw games (not including Powerball and Mega Millions) represented 54.9% of total draw sales, or $811.6 million, which reflects an increase from FY 2024 and demonstrates steady demand among players for Texas-based lottery games.

The Texas Lottery’s four daily games (Pick 3™ plus FIREBALL, Daily 4™ plus FIREBALL, All or Nothing™ and Cash Five^®) were once again a cornerstone of draw sales, combining for $539.9 million, or 36.5% of total draw sales. Within the daily games category, Pick 3 plus FIREBALL and Daily 4 plus FIREBALL represented nearly a third of all draw sales, generating $446.3 million.

Daily 4 extended its streak of annual sales growth with a record of over $157.4 million in sales during the fiscal year. Since its introduction in 2008, the game has seen a year-over-year sales increase every year. During FY 2025, the game saw its three-best sales weeks of all time between the months of March and April. Overall, seven of Daily 4’s top 20 sales weeks occurred in FY 2025. Pick 3 plus FIREBALL on its own generated $288.8 million in sales, representing 19.5% of total draw game sales for the fiscal year.

Additionally, Cash Five^® and All or Nothing™ contributed to the daily games category with $48.7 million and $44.9 million in sales, respectively. While both games finished modestly below FY 2024 levels, they continue to appeal to players seeking frequent play opportunities with simple play styles and regular chances to win.

Texas’ in-state jackpot games (Lotto Texas^® and Texas Two Step^®) were also vital to overall sales. Lotto Texas with Extra!^® generated $211.6 million, a 14% increase over FY 2024. This growth was fueled by a jackpot run that stretched a record 102 drawings and culminated with an estimated $83.5 million prize for the Feb. 17 drawing – the fifth largest jackpot won in Lotto Texas history. Overall, Texas’ original jackpot game accounted for 14.3% of total draw game sales in FY 2025.

Texas Two Step, known for producing the most jackpot winners in Texas each year, had 27 jackpots hit in FY 2025. Among these, the jackpot for the Jan. 2 drawing worth an estimated $1.275 million was the game’s largest prize of the year and attracted more than $2.26 million in sales for the week ending Jan. 4, ranking as the game’s eighth best sales week of all time. For the year, the game generated over $60 million in sales.

Multi-state jackpot games (Powerball and Mega Millions) remained an important part of the Texas Lottery’s portfolio in FY 2025, though sales reflected the absence of multiple headline jackpots that generate higher play. As jackpot-dependent games, the decrease experienced by both games was largely tied to the lack of headline-driven jackpots compared to recent years. Across both games, there were only four jackpot runs that surpassed $500 million, including just two that climbed above $1 billion during the fiscal year.

Combined Texas sales for Powerball and Mega Millions totaled $666.2 million, a decline of about 28.8 percent from FY 2024. Powerball generated $336.9 million for the year and finished the year with its eighth-best sales week of all-time in Texas, which was tied to the $1 billion jackpot that was advertised for the Aug. 30 draw. Mega Millions contributed $329.3 million, which included two of its top 20 best sales weeks of all time in Texas.

Even with these factors, the national jackpot games in Texas were highlighted by a historic jackpot win when a ticket for the Sept. 10, 2024 Mega Millions drawing worth an estimated $800 million was sold in Sugar Land and claimed by a trust of the same city, marking the largest lottery jackpot prize ever won by a Texas Lottery player at that time. Additionally, a total of 23 Texas Lottery players won second-tier Powerball and Mega Millions prizes, each worth $1 million or more during FY 2025.

Strong Year for Retailers

The Texas Lottery’s network of over 19,000 retailers across the state earned more than $426.6 million in commissions and bonuses. Included in the total, a record $30.5 million was paid to retailers for incentives and rewards from the retailer bonus program in commissions. For the year, each retailer received an average of $21,664 in compensation, reflecting the Texas Lottery’s strong support for its retail partners.

Prizes Paid to Players

Texas Lottery players enjoyed a rewarding year with 95 players claiming prizes of $1 million or more in FY 2025. The most notable was the Sept. 10, 2024, Mega Millions jackpot, advertised at $800 million, which was claimed by a Sugar Land trust that opted for the cash value of $409,297,624 – the largest prize ever paid to a Texas Lottery player. In total, players collected $5.38 billion in prizes, representing a record 68.03% of total sales, highlighting the Texas Lottery’s commitment to returning the majority of revenue directly to players through prizes. This payout level sustains strong engagement and, in turn, generates critical funding for beneficiaries.

FY 2025 by the Numbers

• This is the fifth consecutive year the Texas Lottery generated more than $7 billion in sales.
• If it were a publicly traded company, $7.91 billion in annual sales would place the Texas Lottery at No. 478 on the 2025 Fortune 500 list, behind Post and ahead of well-known brands including Sprouts Farmers Market, Williams-Sonoma, Electronic Arts, Yum Brands and Monster Beverage.
• With a total contribution of $1.8 billion to the State, this is the seventh-straight year the Texas Lottery has generated at least $1.6 billion for the state and is the 22nd consecutive year of transferring more than $1 billion.
• 96.3% of Texas Lottery sales were returned in the form of contributions to the Foundation School Fund, the Fund for Veterans’ Assistance and other state programs, and through prizes, retailer commissions and retailer incentive programs and bonuses.

The Beneficiaries: Texas Education and Texas Veterans

The Foundation School Fund, administered by the Texas Education Agency, funds the operational needs and special program services for Texas school districts, including teacher salaries, utilities, equipment, bilingual education, special education, gifted and talented education, and career and technical education.

The Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance makes grants available to eligible charitable organizations, local government agencies and Veterans Service Organizations that provide direct services to Texas veterans and their families. With 1.5 million veterans spread across the state, these programs provide financial assistance, transportation services, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder counseling and housing assistance.