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Poor valueActiveBlackjack · $1 · Louisiana Lottery
Blackjack: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.34 on average.
▼ -26.0 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $1 LA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:16 AM
▼ -26.0 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $1 LA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:16 AM
Blackjack is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 34.0%, down 26.0 percentage points from the launch value of 60.0%. 7 of the original 15 $2,100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 28% of the 3.6M printed tickets have been sold.
34.0%
expected return
1 in 5.13
odds of any win
7 of 15
$2K top prizes left
28%
claimed · 1M of 3.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 307,354 winning tickets still unclaimed.
6 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
6 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
88 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 372,793 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.34 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $100
$0.34 · 33.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.00 · 0.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $100 wins
307,347 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
28% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
3.6M
tickets printed
1M
tickets claimed · 28%
2.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
47%
Tickets left
72%
47% of top prizes remain with 72% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Louisiana Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $1 LA peers
#4 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:16 AM.
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