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Poor valueActiveINSTANT $2,000 · $20 · Wisconsin Lottery
INSTANT $2,000: Poor value. A $20 ticket pays back $7.29 on average.
▼ -37.4 pts vs launch#12 of 12 · $20 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▼ -37.4 pts vs launch#12 of 12 · $20 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
INSTANT $2,000 is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 36.4%, down 37.4 percentage points from the launch value of 73.8%. 117 of the original 1,978 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 2% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
36.4%
expected return
1 in 4.80
odds of any win
117 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 99,997 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 4,098 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.29 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $100
$6.80 · 34.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.49 · 2.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $100 wins
99,880 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% 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%
480k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
6%
Tickets left
98%
6% 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
#12 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM.
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