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Poor valueActiveCash Grab · $2 · Louisiana Lottery
Cash Grab: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.03 on average.
▼ -9.5 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $2 LA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM
▼ -9.5 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $2 LA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM
Cash Grab is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 51.5%, down 9.5 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 6 of the original 7 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 15% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
51.5%
expected return
1 in 4.67
odds of any win
6 of 7
$10K top prizes left
15%
claimed · 313k of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 321,170 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
81 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 159,930 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.03 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.00 · 49.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.03 · 1.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
321,159 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
15% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
2.1M
tickets printed
313k
tickets claimed · 15%
1.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
86%
Tickets left
85%
86% of top prizes remain with only 85% 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
#2 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM.
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