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Average valueActiveULTIMATE CASH · $30 · New York Lottery
ULTIMATE CASH: Average value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.18 on average.
▼ -1.9 pts vs launch#6 of 8 · $30 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
▼ -1.9 pts vs launch#6 of 8 · $30 NY gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:31 PM
ULTIMATE CASH is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.9%, down 1.9 percentage points from the launch value of 75.8%. 1 of the original 3 $500K Annual Installments top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 18.5M printed tickets have been sold.
73.9%
expected return
1 in 3.64
odds of any win
1 of 3
$10M jackpots left
49%
claimed · 9.1M of 18.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,602,301 winning tickets still unclaimed.
27 win more than $30
$50 – $400, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,613 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.18 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $400
$20.33 · 67.8% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $20K
$0.79 · 2.6% of price
Jackpots $10M+
$1.06 · 3.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.4%
Just 1 ticket out of 9.5M carry the $10M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $400 wins
2,599,683 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2025.
18.5M
tickets printed
9.1M
tickets claimed · 49%
9.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
51%
33% of top prizes remain with 51% 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 $30 NY peers
#6 of 8
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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