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Weak valueActiveBINGO TIMES 20 · $5 · New York Lottery
BINGO TIMES 20: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.21 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#10 of 15 · $5 NY gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:32 AM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#10 of 15 · $5 NY gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:32 AM
BINGO TIMES 20 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.2%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 2 of the original 5 $300,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 39% of the 15.2M printed tickets have been sold.
64.2%
expected return
1 in 4.27
odds of any win
2 of 5
$300K top prizes left
39%
claimed · 5.9M of 15.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,185,581 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,888 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.08 · 61.6% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $300K
$0.13 · 2.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
2,185,488 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
39% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
15.2M
tickets printed
5.9M
tickets claimed · 39%
9.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
61%
40% of top prizes remain with 61% 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 $5 NY peers
#10 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:32 AM.
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