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Average valueActiveBIG BUCKS · $2 · Florida Lottery
BIG BUCKS: Average value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.37 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 16 · $2 FL gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:10 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 16 · $2 FL gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:10 PM
BIG BUCKS is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.5%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.5%. 9 of the original 12 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 12% of the 22.4M printed tickets have been sold.
68.5%
expected return
1 in 4.66
odds of any win
9 of 12
$50K top prizes left
12%
claimed · 2.7M of 22.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,226,797 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 8,790 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.37 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.34 · 67.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.03 · 1.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
4,226,680 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
12% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
22.4M
tickets printed
2.7M
tickets claimed · 12%
19.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
88%
75% of top prizes remain with 88% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Florida Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 FL peers
#3 of 16
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:10 PM.
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