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Weak valueActiveBONUS BLACKJACK · $2 · New York Lottery
BONUS BLACKJACK: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.23 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 12 · $2 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:32 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 12 · $2 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:32 AM
BONUS BLACKJACK is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.5%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.5%. 6 of the original 10 $21,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 41% of the 9.7M printed tickets have been sold.
61.5%
expected return
1 in 4.89
odds of any win
6 of 10
$21K top prizes left
41%
claimed · 3.9M of 9.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,179,570 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 412,178 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.23 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $200
$1.21 · 60.3% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $21K
$0.02 · 1.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $200 wins
1,179,556 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
41% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
9.7M
tickets printed
3.9M
tickets claimed · 41%
5.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
59%
60% of top prizes remain with only 59% 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 $2 NY peers
#3 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:32 AM.
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