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Average valueActive$5,000,000 BLITZ · $20 · New York Lottery
$5,000,000 BLITZ: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.75 on average.
▲ +0.5 pts vs launch#5 of 13 · $20 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
▲ +0.5 pts vs launch#5 of 13 · $20 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
$5,000,000 BLITZ is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.8%, up 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 73.2%. 3 of the original 4 $250K Annual Installments top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 33% of the 18.1M printed tickets have been sold.
73.8%
expected return
1 in 3.79
odds of any win
3 of 4
$5M jackpots left
33%
claimed · 6M of 18.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,196,917 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $20
$40 – $400, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 728 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.75 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.26 · 66.3% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $20K
$0.26 · 1.3% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$1.24 · 6.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.6%
Just 3 tickets out of 12.1M carry the $5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
3,195,877 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
33% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
18.1M
tickets printed
6M
tickets claimed · 33%
12.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
67%
75% of top prizes remain with only 67% 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 $20 NY peers
#5 of 13
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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