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Weak valueActive$50 OR $100 · $10 · New York Lottery
$50 OR $100: Weak value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.62 on average.
▼ -3.8 pts vs launch#8 of 12 · $10 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
▼ -3.8 pts vs launch#8 of 12 · $10 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
$50 OR $100 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.2%, down 3.8 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 1,834 of the original 123,659 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 98% of the 6.2M printed tickets have been sold.
66.2%
expected return
1 in 8.33
odds of any win
1,834 of 123,659
$100 top prizes left
98%
claimed · 6.1M of 6.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 14,006 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $10
$50 or $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
88 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $6.62 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $100
$6.62 · 66.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $100 wins
14,006 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
98% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2025.
6.2M
tickets printed
6.1M
tickets claimed · 98%
120k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
1%
Tickets left
2%
1% of top prizes remain with 2% 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
#8 of 12
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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