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Average valueActiveWIN EITHER $100 OR $200! · $20 · New York Lottery
WIN EITHER $100 OR $200!: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.43 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#8 of 13 · $20 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#8 of 13 · $20 NY gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM
WIN EITHER $100 OR $200! is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.2%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 72.5%. 23,049 of the original 180,436 $200 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 87% of the 9.0M printed tickets have been sold.
72.2%
expected return
1 in 8.00
odds of any win
23,049 of 180,436
$200 top prizes left
87%
claimed · 7.8M of 9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 148,211 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $20
$100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
88 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $14.43 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $200
$14.43 · 72.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $200 wins
148,211 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
87% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
9M
tickets printed
7.8M
tickets claimed · 87%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
13%
Tickets left
13%
13% of top prizes remain with 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 $20 NY peers
#8 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:31 AM.
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