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Quarter 2026-q2

NY Scratch-Off Data Report — Quarter 2026-q2

Snapshot of New York scratch-off market: 65 active games, average payout rate 64.2%. Compiled from official NY Lottery data and ScratchOffsNY Smart Score rankings.

Top 10 Games by Smart Score

GamePriceSmart ScorePayout
$3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER$10100.069.3%
300X THE MONEY$3092.177.7%
100Xtra$1090.674.6%
$3,000,000 BONUS STARS$1084.375.8%
ULTIMATE CASH$3084.077.4%
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY$581.465.0%
MYSTERY MULTIPLIER$2080.673.3%
JACKPOT FORTUNE$3079.379.4%
SET FOR LIFE$1078.873.7%
X SERIES: 200X$3078.582.0%

Top 10 Stores by Smart Score

StoreCityScore
TOPS MARKETS #220DEPEW92.0
TOPS MARKETS #361SYRACUSE90.7
WEGMANS #39SYRACUSE90.6
UNITED FASHION GIFT SHOP NYFLUSHING90.0
PICK QUIKGENEVA88.4
WEGMANS #83BUFFALO87.8
WEGMANS #64ROCHESTER87.7
TOPS MARKETS #238ARCADE87.7
SHREEHARI BEER & SMOKE INCRIVERHEAD87.7
BAPA CARD & GIFTRIVERHEAD86.3

Recent Top Prize Winners

GamePrizeWhereClaimed
300X THE MONEY$150,000
MATCH 7s$70,000
BONUS 100X$10,000
100Xtra$10,000
200Xtra$10,000
JACKPOT FORTUNE$5,000
BONUS 100X$5,000
300X THE MONEY$5,000

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Quarterly Flagship Analysis

The State of the NY Scratch-Off Market — Quarter 2026-q2

A long-form data analysis of the New York scratch-off ticket market this quarter: 65 active games, 50 tracked retailers, 540 top-prize claims logged, and an average market-wide payout rate of 64.2%.

Executive Summary

The NY scratch-off market this quarter held 65 active games across seven price tiers ($1 through $30). Roughly 85.6% of all advertised top prizes have been claimed across the active inventory, leaving meaningful upside in the games that remain unwon. The five highest-Smart-Score tickets this quarter are: $3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER, 300X THE MONEY, 100Xtra, $3,000,000 BONUS STARS, ULTIMATE CASH.

Average payout rate across the entire active lineup sits at 64.2%, in line with the long-run NY Lottery target band of 60–75%. Premium tiers ($20 and $30) continue to lead in payout rate, while $1–$3 tickets remain dominated by hit-frequency rather than expected value — consistent with our prior quarterly findings.

Payout Rate by Price Tier

Average remaining payout rate per $1 wagered, computed across all active games in each tier:

PriceActive GamesAvg Payout
$11250.0%
$21058.7%
$3561.2%
$5864.8%
$101069.1%
$201271.4%
$30876.4%

Higher price tiers continue to outperform lower tiers on payout. This is structural: NY Lottery allocates a higher percentage of ticket sales back into the prize pool for premium tickets in order to support the larger jackpots those tiers advertise.

Top Prize Depletion

Approximately 85.6% of top prizes across all active games have already been claimed. This headline number is most useful when viewed at the per-game level — games where top prizes are 80%+ depleted typically show declining Smart Scores, while fresh launches with all top prizes still in the pool show the strongest momentum.

The coming-soon page tracks new game launches; combined with the live rankings, this lets players spot fresh games entering the rotation before they peak.

Methodology Notes

Every figure on this page derives from the official NY Lottery prize feed and the NY Open Data retailer settlement file. Smart Scores use the current 33-factor schema anchored by seven core dimensions (value, edge, density, playability, momentum, confidence, upside); full algorithm at /methodology.

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Data sourced from nylottery.ny.gov and NY Open Data. Independent, non-commercial project. Play responsibly — NY Problem Gambling · 1-877-8-HOPENY.