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DOUBLE DEUCESNew York Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New York Lottery
20
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2New YorkGame #1608GREEN
At a glance

The New York Lottery sells DOUBLE DEUCES as a $2 ticket. By our estimate the $25,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 552,411 per ticket, down from 1 in 962,202. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 11% of prizes remain. It has been on sale since April 2024.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.88
Exp. Value
$0.63
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$25,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
11%
ValueScore™
20 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.63
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #89 of the 107 active games we track in New York. Check the higher-ranked games in New York first.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 962K at launch, about 1 in 552K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $25,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Prizes hit less often here, roughly 20% per ticket (1 in 4.88).
  • At $0.63 returned per $1, this game pays back less than most scratch-offs.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$25,000
2 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 962K
now ~1 in 552K
$2,000
1 of 15 left
launch odds 1 in 641K
now ~1 in 1.1M
$200
22 of 288 left
launch odds 1 in 33K
now ~1 in 50K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$25,0001 in 961,600102
20%
$2,0001 in 641,067151
7%
$2001 in 33,38928822
8%
$1001 in 2,0134,776416
9%
$501 in 39824,1322,092
9%
$251 in 25038,4193,514
9%
$201 in 12576,9117,267
9%
$101 in 50192,44719,044
10%
$61 in 10096,12910,236
11%
$51 in 25384,71043,098
11%
$41 in 25384,68843,695
11%
$21 in 13769,20197,011
13%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$12,022,443
Current Prize Pool
$1,271,938
Payout Percentage
10.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
226,398

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
9,622,023
Estimated Remaining
1,104,822
% Remaining
11.5%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

All 2 $25,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

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March 6October 9

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for New York's $2 games (0.5% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

20
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
20
out of 100
Expected Value
10/40
Prize Quality
2/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1608
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
4/2/2024
Payout %
62.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.88 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the DOUBLE DEUCES scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. DOUBLE DEUCES scores 20/100 (Below Average) and is 10th of the 16 active $2 games in New York. It pays back about $0.63 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the DOUBLE DEUCES scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with DOUBLE DEUCES are 1 in 4.88. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for DOUBLE DEUCES?
The top prize for DOUBLE DEUCES is $25,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in DOUBLE DEUCES?
Based on our latest data, 11% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 226,398 out of 1,971,726 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $2 ticket in New York

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
WIN FOR LIFE731 in 3.9778.8%$1M · 40.5%
CASHWORD DOUBLER (Game #1670)421 in 5.0964.2%$20K · 140.9%
WIN IT ALL401 in 4.8962.5%$25K · 63.1%
BONUS BLACKJACK351 in 4.8962.5%$21K · 51.2%
CASHWORD281 in 5.0264.3%$10K · 60.8%
$25,000 EXTRA CA$H261 in 4.8062.5%$25K · 40.8%
CASH DROP221 in 4.8162.5%$25K · 10.0%
$100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS221 in 4.4562.5%$100 · 3000.1%
20Xtra211 in 4.7962.9%$25K · 00.1%
DOUBLE DEUCES (this game)201 in 4.8862.5%$25K · 20.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.