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Average valueActiveGOLD MINE · $3 · Florida Lottery
GOLD MINE: Average value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.08 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $3 FL gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $3 FL gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
GOLD MINE is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.3%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 69.7%. 4 of the original 4 $150,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 17% of the 14.1M printed tickets have been sold.
69.3%
expected return
1 in 4.0
odds of any win
4 of 4
$150K top prizes left
17%
claimed · 2.4M of 14.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,948,370 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,899 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.08 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.98 · 65.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $150K
$0.10 · 3.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
2,947,946 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
17% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
14.1M
tickets printed
2.4M
tickets claimed · 17%
11.7M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
83%
100% of top prizes remain with only 83% 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 $3 FL peers
#1 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 13, 2026.
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