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Decent valueActive300X THE MONEY · $30 · New York Lottery
300X THE MONEY: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.89 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $30 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 6:32 PM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $30 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 6:32 PM
300X THE MONEY is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.3%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 76.6%. 3 of the original 4 $500K Annual Installments top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 21% of the 17.8M printed tickets have been sold.
76.3%
expected return
1 in 3.61
odds of any win
3 of 4
$10M jackpots left
21%
claimed · 3.7M of 17.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,923,546 winning tickets still unclaimed.
28 win more than $30
$50 – $300, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 528 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.89 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$19.77 · 65.9% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $150K
$1.00 · 3.3% of price
Jackpots $10M+
$2.12 · 7.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.2%
Just 3 tickets out of 14.1M 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
3,920,358 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
21% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
17.8M
tickets printed
3.7M
tickets claimed · 21%
14.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
79%
75% of top prizes remain with 79% 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
#4 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 6:32 PM.
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