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Weak valueActiveTRIPLE MATCH · $1 · New York Lottery
TRIPLE MATCH: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.61 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 14 · $1 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:32 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 14 · $1 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:32 PM
TRIPLE MATCH is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 6 of the original 15 $3,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 75% of the 13.6M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 4.98
odds of any win
6 of 15
$3K top prizes left
75%
claimed · 10.2M of 13.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 678,925 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $1
$2 – $300, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
80 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 564,941 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $300
$0.60 · 60.5% of price
Mid prizes $3K
$0.01 · 0.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $300 wins
678,919 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
75% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
13.6M
tickets printed
10.2M
tickets claimed · 75%
3.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
25%
40% of top prizes remain with only 25% 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 $1 NY peers
#5 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:32 PM.
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