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Weak valueActiveDIAMOND CASHWORD · $3 · New York Lottery
DIAMOND CASHWORD: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.89 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 7 · $3 NY gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:33 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 7 · $3 NY gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:33 PM
DIAMOND CASHWORD is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 5 of the original 5 $60,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 6% of the 17.1M printed tickets have been sold.
63.0%
expected return
1 in 4.06
odds of any win
5 of 5
$60K top prizes left
6%
claimed · 984k of 17.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,984,225 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $3
$5 – $300, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 702,751 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.89 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $300
$1.87 · 62.2% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $60K
$0.02 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
3,984,202 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
6% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
17.1M
tickets printed
984k
tickets claimed · 6%
16.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
94%
100% of top prizes remain with only 94% 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 $3 NY peers
#3 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:33 PM.
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