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Average valueActiveMYSTERY MULTIPLIER · $20 · New York Lottery
MYSTERY MULTIPLIER: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.70 on average.
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $20 NY gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 PM
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $20 NY gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 PM
MYSTERY MULTIPLIER is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.5%, up 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 73.2%. 2 of the original 4 $250K Annual Installments top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 52% of the 18.1M printed tickets have been sold.
73.5%
expected return
1 in 3.67
odds of any win
2 of 4
$5M jackpots left
52%
claimed · 9.4M of 18.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,375,116 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$30 – $400, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,632 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.70 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.27 · 66.4% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $20K
$0.28 · 1.4% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$1.15 · 5.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.8%
Just 2 tickets out of 8.7M carry the $5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
2,374,334 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
52% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
18.1M
tickets printed
9.4M
tickets claimed · 52%
8.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
48%
50% of top prizes remain with only 48% 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 $20 NY peers
#5 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 PM.
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