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Poor valueActiveSingle Deck Blackjack · $2 · Idaho Lottery
Single Deck Blackjack: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.14 on average.
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $2 ID gamesUpdated Jul 20, 2026, 6:22 PM
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $2 ID gamesUpdated Jul 20, 2026, 6:22 PM
Single Deck Blackjack is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 57.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 1 of the original 2 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 1% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
57.0%
expected return
1 in 3.05
odds of any win
1 of 2
$10K top prizes left
1%
claimed · 3k of 518k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 168,881 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
24 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 257,692 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.12 · 56.0% of price
Mid prizes $10K
$0.02 · 1.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
168,880 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
1% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
518k
tickets printed
3k
tickets claimed · 1%
515k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
99%
50% of top prizes remain with 99% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Idaho Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 ID peers
#3 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 20, 2026, 6:22 PM.
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