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Poor valueActiveCash Grab · $2 · Louisiana Lottery
Cash Grab: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $0.77 on average.
▼ -22.5 pts vs launch#6 of 11 · $2 LA games
▼ -22.5 pts vs launch#6 of 11 · $2 LA games
Cash Grab is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 38.5%, down 22.5 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 3 of the original 7 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 29% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
38.5%
expected return
1 in 4.67
odds of any win
3 of 7
$10K top prizes left
29%
claimed · 609k of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 203,552 winning tickets still unclaimed.
7 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
7 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
86 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 208,902 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.77 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$0.75 · 37.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.02 · 1.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
203,545 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
29% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
2.1M
tickets printed
609k
tickets claimed · 29%
1.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
43%
Tickets left
71%
43% of top prizes remain with 71% 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 $2 LA peers
#6 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data.
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