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BONUS BLACKJACK — $2 New York Scratch-Off #1693

Data captured · launched April 7, 2026

BONUS BLACKJACK (#1693) is a $2 New York scratch-off launched on April 7, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #93 of 109 active games on current payout (62.5%, $1.25 expected back per ticket) and #13 of 17 $2 games, #90 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.79) and #32 on top-prize odds (1 in 821,244). Since launch the payout has risen 0.0 points (62.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.1% (1 in 4.89 at launch). 5 of 10 top prizes of $21,000 remain, and we estimate 4,106,220 tickets are still unsold (57.7% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout
62.5%
62.5% at launch
Expected value
$1.25
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.79
1 in 4.89 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.79
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.74
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 373,293
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
5 of 10
$21,000 each
Tickets remaining
42.3%
≈ 4,106,220 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 3, 2026, 22 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in BONUS BLACKJACK, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other New York game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 857,211 of 1,984,479 prizes (43.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$21,000 1 in 970,650 1 in 821,244 10 5 5 50.0%
$2,000 1 in 647,100 1 in 684,370 15 9 6 40.0%
$200 1 in 39,781 1 in 42,773 244 148 96 39.3%
$100 1 in 1,588 1 in 1,673 6,113 3,659 2,454 40.1%
$50 1 in 263.8 1 in 274.1 36,797 21,815 14,982 40.7%
$20 1 in 250.7 1 in 253.7 38,711 22,523 16,188 41.8%
$15 1 in 124.8 1 in 127.7 77,773 45,612 32,161 41.4%
$10 1 in 50.0 1 in 50.6 194,118 112,933 81,185 41.8%
$5 1 in 20.8 1 in 20.5 465,912 265,952 199,960 42.9%
$4 1 in 22.7 1 in 22.4 427,322 243,695 183,627 43.0%
$2 1 in 13.2 1 in 12.6 737,464 410,917 326,547 44.3%
All prizes1 in 4.891 in 4.79 1,984,4791,127,268 857,21143.2%

How BONUS BLACKJACK has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking BONUS BLACKJACK. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

BONUS BLACKJACK: common questions

How many $21,000 prizes are left in BONUS BLACKJACK?
5 of 10 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 821,244.
What are the odds of winning anything on BONUS BLACKJACK?
1 in 4.79 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.89 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.79, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.74.
Is BONUS BLACKJACK worth buying?
Its current payout is 62.5% ($1.25 back per $2 ticket), rank #93 of 109 in New York. The best $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is XTREME BUCKS (#1597, $2) at 66.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many BONUS BLACKJACK tickets are left?
We estimate 4,106,220 of roughly 9,705,026 printed tickets are unsold (57.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did BONUS BLACKJACK launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 7, 2026. It is still on sale.

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