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Poor valueActiveINSTANT $2,000 · $20 · Wisconsin Lottery
INSTANT $2,000: Poor value. A $20 ticket pays back $7.09 on average.
▼ -38.4 pts vs launch#13 of 13 · $20 WI games
▼ -38.4 pts vs launch#13 of 13 · $20 WI games
INSTANT $2,000 is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 35.4%, down 38.4 percentage points from the launch value of 73.8%. 68 of the original 1,978 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 2% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
35.4%
expected return
1 in 4.80
odds of any win
68 of 1,978
$2K top prizes left
2%
claimed · 9k of 488k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 99,948 winning tickets still unclaimed.
8 win more than $20
$50 or $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 7,048 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.09 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $100
$6.81 · 34.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.28 · 1.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $100 wins
99,880 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
2% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
488k
tickets printed
9k
tickets claimed · 2%
479k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
3%
Tickets left
98%
3% of top prizes remain with 98% 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
#13 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
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