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Decent valueActive$3,000,000 BONUS STARS · $10 · New York Lottery
$3,000,000 BONUS STARS: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.61 on average.
▲ +3.3 pts vs launch#2 of 12 · $10 NY gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:32 AM
▲ +3.3 pts vs launch#2 of 12 · $10 NY gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:32 AM
$3,000,000 BONUS STARS is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.1%, up 3.3 percentage points from the launch value of 72.8%. 3 of the original 3 $250K Annual Installments top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 29% of the 17.6M printed tickets have been sold.
76.1%
expected return
1 in 3.99
odds of any win
3 of 3
$5M jackpots left
29%
claimed · 5.1M of 17.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,135,199 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 754 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.41 · 64.1% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $5K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$1.20 · 12.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
64.1%
Just 3 tickets out of 12.5M carry the $5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
3,135,181 winning tickets remain in this range: 84% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
29% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
17.6M
tickets printed
5.1M
tickets claimed · 29%
12.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
71%
100% of top prizes remain with only 71% 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 $10 NY peers
#2 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:32 AM.
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