DOUBLE DEUCES — $2 New York Scratch-Off #1608
DOUBLE DEUCES (#1608) is a $2 New York scratch-off launched on April 2, 2024. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #90 of 109 active games on current payout (63.0%, $1.26 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 17 $2 games, #78 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.46) and #28 on top-prize odds (1 in 504,506). Since launch the payout has risen 0.5 points (62.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 9.3% (1 in 4.88 at launch). 2 of 10 top prizes of $25,000 remain, and we estimate 1,009,012 tickets are still unsold (89.5% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Last top prize claimed: May 3, 2025, 540 days ago.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in DOUBLE DEUCES, 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, 226,216 of 1,971,726 prizes (11.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | 1 in 961,600 | 1 in 504,506 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 641,067 | 1 in 1,009,012 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 33,389 | 1 in 45,864 | 288 | 266 | 22 | 7.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,013 | 1 in 2,431 | 4,776 | 4,361 | 415 | 8.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 398.5 | 1 in 482.5 | 24,132 | 22,041 | 2,091 | 8.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 250.3 | 1 in 287.4 | 38,419 | 34,908 | 3,511 | 9.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 125.0 | 1 in 139.0 | 76,911 | 69,650 | 7,261 | 9.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 53.0 | 192,447 | 173,422 | 19,025 | 9.9% |
| $6 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 98.6 | 96,129 | 85,897 | 10,232 | 10.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 23.4 | 384,710 | 341,644 | 43,066 | 11.2% |
| $4 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 23.1 | 384,688 | 341,031 | 43,657 | 11.3% |
| $2 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 10.4 | 769,201 | 672,268 | 96,933 | 12.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.88 | 1 in 4.46 | 1,971,726 | 1,745,510 | 226,216 | 11.5% |
How DOUBLE DEUCES has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- July 5, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- May 7, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- May 3, 2025: one $25,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- February 27, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
DOUBLE DEUCES: common questions
- How many $25,000 prizes are left in DOUBLE DEUCES?
- 2 of 10 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 504,506.
- What are the odds of winning anything on DOUBLE DEUCES?
- 1 in 4.46 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.88 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.46, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.80.
- Is DOUBLE DEUCES worth buying?
- Its current payout is 63.0% ($1.26 back per $2 ticket), rank #90 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 DOUBLE DEUCES tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,009,012 of roughly 9,615,013 printed tickets are unsold (89.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did DOUBLE DEUCES launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 2, 2024. It is still on sale.
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- XTREME BUCKS — 66.5% payout, 1 in 4.05 any prize
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