ScratchOffsNY is an independent, non-commercial data-science project that ranks every active New York scratch-off ticket by expected value, Smart Score, and remaining prize availability. We built this because no one else was publishing the math openly.
Give NY lottery players a transparent, data-driven view of which tickets offer the best mathematical value right now — without hype, affiliate links, or pay-to-promote rankings.
All data comes from the official NY Lottery and NY Open Data feeds. The ranking pipeline — written in Node.js and Python and running on AWS Lambda — is open-source on GitHub. Results refresh through scheduled checks throughout the day.
The ScratchOffsNY Data Team builds and maintains the Smart Score algorithm and publishes the daily rankings. We are lottery-math enthusiasts — not NY Lottery employees or affiliates. For press inquiries, data questions, or algorithm feedback, reach us on Discord or GitHub Issues.
Scratch-offs are entertainment, not an investment strategy. Even the highest-scoring game has a negative long-run expected return. Play within your means. Problem-gambling resources: NY Problem Gambling · 1-877-8-HOPENY.
Data sourced from nylottery.ny.gov and NY Open Data. Independent, non-commercial project. Play responsibly — NY Problem Gambling · 1-877-8-HOPENY.