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Poor valueActive9S IN A LINE DOUBLER · $1 · New York Lottery
9S IN A LINE DOUBLER: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.52 on average.
▼ -10.0 pts vs launch#11 of 14 · $1 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
▼ -10.0 pts vs launch#11 of 14 · $1 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
9S IN A LINE DOUBLER is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 52.0%, down 10.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 4 of the original 13 $999 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 91% of the 13.1M printed tickets have been sold.
52.0%
expected return
1 in 4.91
odds of any win
4 of 13
$999 top prizes left
91%
claimed · 11.9M of 13.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 240,434 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 292,622 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.52 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $999
$0.52 · 52.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $999 wins
240,434 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
91% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
13.1M
tickets printed
11.9M
tickets claimed · 91%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
31%
Tickets left
9%
31% of top prizes remain with only 9% 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 $1 NY peers
#11 of 14
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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