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Average valueActive$100, $200 0R $500 · $30 · New York Lottery
$100, $200 0R $500: Average value. A $30 ticket pays back $20.97 on average.
▼ -3.4 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $30 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
▼ -3.4 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $30 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
$100, $200 0R $500 is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.9%, down 3.4 percentage points from the launch value of 73.3%. 1,019 of the original 61,795 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 98% of the 6.2M printed tickets have been sold.
69.9%
expected return
1 in 6.25
odds of any win
1,019 of 61,795
$500 top prizes left
98%
claimed · 6M of 6.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 20,633 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $30
$100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
85 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 126 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $20.97 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$20.97 · 69.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
20,633 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
98% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
6.2M
tickets printed
6M
tickets claimed · 98%
129k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
2%
Tickets left
2%
2% of top prizes remain with 2% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
New York Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 NY peers
#8 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM.
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