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Weak valueActiveLUCKY LINES · $3 · New York Lottery
LUCKY LINES: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.95 on average.
▲ +2.0 pts vs launch#1 of 6 · $3 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
▲ +2.0 pts vs launch#1 of 6 · $3 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
LUCKY LINES is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, up 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 6 of the original 21 $60,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 87% of the 10.2M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 3.80
odds of any win
6 of 21
$60K top prizes left
87%
claimed · 8.9M of 10.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 341,667 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 14,033 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.95 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.63 · 54.3% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $60K
$0.32 · 10.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
341,641 winning tickets remain in this range: 83% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
87% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2024.
10.2M
tickets printed
8.9M
tickets claimed · 87%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
29%
Tickets left
13%
29% of top prizes remain with only 13% 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
#1 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM.
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