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Poor valueActive$2,000 NOW · $20 · Wisconsin Lottery
$2,000 NOW: Poor value. A $20 ticket pays back $8.91 on average.
▼ -28.8 pts vs launch#12 of 13 · $20 WI games
▼ -28.8 pts vs launch#12 of 13 · $20 WI games
$2,000 NOW is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 44.5%, down 28.8 percentage points from the launch value of 73.4%. 558 of the original 2,017 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 1% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
44.5%
expected return
1 in 4.40
odds of any win
558 of 2,017
$2K top prizes left
1%
claimed · 6k of 497k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 109,608 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $20
$40 or $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 879 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.91 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $100
$6.63 · 33.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$2.28 · 11.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $100 wins
109,050 winning tickets remain in this range: 74% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
1% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
497k
tickets printed
6k
tickets claimed · 1%
490k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
28%
Tickets left
99%
28% of top prizes remain with 99% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Wisconsin Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 WI peers
#12 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
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