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Decent valueActive$10,000,000 CASH · $30 · New York Lottery
$10,000,000 CASH: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.85 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $30 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $30 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
$10,000,000 CASH is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.2%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 76.1%. 1 of the original 3 $500K Annual Installments top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 68% of the 18.3M printed tickets have been sold.
76.2%
expected return
1 in 3.65
odds of any win
1 of 3
$10M jackpots left
68%
claimed · 12.4M of 18.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,617,267 winning tickets still unclaimed.
27 win more than $30
$50 – $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 259 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.85 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$20.25 · 67.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $25K
$0.91 · 3.0% of price
Jackpots $10M+
$1.69 · 5.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.5%
Just 1 ticket out of 5.9M carry the $10M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
1,615,651 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
68% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2024.
18.3M
tickets printed
12.4M
tickets claimed · 68%
5.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
32%
33% of top prizes remain with only 32% 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
#3 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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