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Weak valueActiveMATCH 7s · $3 · New York Lottery
MATCH 7s: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.88 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $3 NY games
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $3 NY games
MATCH 7s is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the New York state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.7%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 4 of the original 6 $70,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 35% of the 11.5M printed tickets have been sold.
62.7%
expected return
1 in 3.98
odds of any win
4 of 6
$70K top prizes left
35%
claimed · 4M of 11.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,870,735 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $3
$5 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 28,137 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.88 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.84 · 61.3% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $70K
$0.04 · 1.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
1,870,722 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
35% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
11.5M
tickets printed
4M
tickets claimed · 35%
7.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
65%
67% of top prizes remain with only 65% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
New York Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $3 NY peers
#2 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from New York Lottery published claim data.
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