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Weak valueActiveHAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 · $2 · Florida Lottery
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.25 on average.
▼ -6.5 pts vs launch#11 of 15 · $2 FL gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
▼ -6.5 pts vs launch#11 of 15 · $2 FL gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.5%, down 6.5 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 1 of the original 6 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 74% of the 12.3M printed tickets have been sold.
62.5%
expected return
1 in 4.4
odds of any win
1 of 6
$50K top prizes left
74%
claimed · 9.1M of 12.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 717,775 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$4 – $400, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 33,727 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.25 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $400
$1.19 · 59.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.06 · 2.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $400 wins
717,681 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
74% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
12.3M
tickets printed
9.1M
tickets claimed · 74%
3.2M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
26%
17% of top prizes remain with 26% 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
#11 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 13, 2026.
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