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Compare states on equal footing

A $5 ticket and a $30 ticket are different bets. Start with the same price and the same estimate approach, then check how much data backs each number.

Latest lottery dataData updated Oct 14, 2026

One published jurisdiction so far

New York is the only report in this publication. Cross-state comparisons need at least two qualifying reports. The snapshot below still shows the numbers available today.

What’s on record

Published state snapshots

A game can remain claimable after sales stop. Comparisons below use confirmed-on-sale games; an unconfirmed sale status does not mean a ticket is available to buy.

New York

Recent at publication
Games on record
267
Confirmed on sale
67
Sale status unconfirmed
0

Lottery report: Oct 12, 2026. Data checked Oct 14, 2026.

61 confirmed-on-sale games have a top prize left, out of 61 with a published count.

See this state’s estimated averages

Confirmed-on-sale games only. Each available game gets equal weight. Ticket prices and estimate approaches can vary; these are a snapshot of the catalog, not a fair comparison with another state.

Return vs. price
-32.8%64 of 67 games
Chance of any prize
24.6%66 of 67 games
Chance of coming out ahead
14.7%64 of 67 games

Same price, same approach

Compare matching tickets

Different lottery reports support different estimates. We keep those approaches separate instead of combining them into one ranking.

$1 tickets

The estimated average payout above or below the ticket cost.

Estimate approach: Complete prize tables. States appear in name order.

New York

Return vs. price

Unavailable

8 of 11 qualifying games have this number (73% coverage).

  • Too many games are missing this number.

A wider look

Across shared ticket prices

Each qualifying shared price gets the same weight. This keeps a state’s mix of cheap and expensive tickets from driving the comparison.

No shared prices currently qualify.

New York

Return vs. price

Unavailable

0 of 0 qualifying games have this number.

  • At least two states need enough matching data.

Read the fine print

What makes a fair comparison?

  • Use the same ticket price and estimate approach. Each game with an available number gets equal weight within its group.
  • A state needs at least 3 games with the chosen number, covering at least 80% of qualifying games.
  • Data must have been checked within 48 hours when this comparison was published. The lottery’s report date is shown separately.
  • Unavailable means the comparison is unsupported, not zero. Averages describe these collected games, not ticket sales across the whole state.
  • Chance of any prize includes getting your ticket cost back. Chance of coming out ahead means a prize worth more than the ticket.

Comparison published Oct 14, 2026. Estimates can be wrong and don’t predict your next ticket.

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