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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 $14.41 on average.
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#9 of 13 · $20 NY games
▼ -0.5 pts vs launch#9 of 13 · $20 NY games
WIN EITHER $100 OR $200! is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.0%, down 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 72.5%. 15,969 of the original 180,436 $200 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 91% of the 9.0M printed tickets have been sold.
72.0%
expected return
1 in 8.00
odds of any win
15,969 of 180,436
$200 top prizes left
91%
claimed · 8.2M of 9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 103,902 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 $14.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $200
$14.41 · 72.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $200 wins
103,902 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
91% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
9M
tickets printed
8.2M
tickets claimed · 91%
832k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
9%
Tickets left
9%
9% of top prizes remain with 9% 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
#9 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data.
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