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Weak valueActive30Xtra CASHWORD · $3 · New York Lottery
30Xtra CASHWORD: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.85 on average.
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $3 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $3 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
30Xtra CASHWORD is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.7%, down 1.3 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 2 of the original 4 $60,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 58% of the 13.4M printed tickets have been sold.
61.7%
expected return
1 in 4.10
odds of any win
2 of 4
$60K top prizes left
58%
claimed · 7.7M of 13.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,382,096 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $300, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 40,665 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.85 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.82 · 60.7% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $60K
$0.03 · 1.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
1,382,084 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
58% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
13.4M
tickets printed
7.7M
tickets claimed · 58%
5.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
42%
50% of top prizes remain with only 42% 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 $3 NY peers
#5 of 6
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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