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Poor valueActive$100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS · $2 · New York Lottery
$100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.18 on average.
▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#6 of 12 · $2 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#6 of 12 · $2 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
$100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 3.5 percentage points from the launch value of 62.5%. 313 of the original 1,478 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 74% of the 7.3M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 4.45
odds of any win
313 of 1,478
$100 top prizes left
74%
claimed · 5.4M of 7.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 422,481 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $1.18 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.18 · 59.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
422,481 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
74% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
7.3M
tickets printed
5.4M
tickets claimed · 74%
1.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
21%
Tickets left
26%
21% of top prizes remain with 26% 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 $2 NY peers
#6 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM.
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