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Weak valueActiveHAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 · $2 · Florida Lottery
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.24 on average.
▼ -7.0 pts vs launch#12 of 16 · $2 FL gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:11 PM
▼ -7.0 pts vs launch#12 of 16 · $2 FL gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:11 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Florida state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.0%, down 7.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 1 of the original 6 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 77% of the 12.3M printed tickets have been sold.
62.0%
expected return
1 in 4.36
odds of any win
1 of 6
$50K top prizes left
77%
claimed · 9.4M of 12.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 642,896 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 36,934 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.24 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $400
$1.19 · 59.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.05 · 2.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $400 wins
642,819 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
77% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
12.3M
tickets printed
9.4M
tickets claimed · 77%
2.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
23%
17% of top prizes remain with 23% 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
#12 of 16
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Florida Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:11 PM.
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