$1,000,000 MUST LOVE DOGSNew York Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
$1,000,000 MUST LOVE DOGS is one of the New York Lottery's $5 games. On average it pays back about $0.67 per $1, $0.02 more than the median $5 game in New York. The $1,000,000 top prize is an annuity: $50,000 a year for 20 years.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Odds of 1 in 4.23 put the win rate squarely in the normal range.
- Inventory is about half depleted, but a fair number of prizes are still out there.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 ($50,000 a year for 20 years) | 1 in 2,711,333 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 1,016,750 | 8 | 3 | 38% |
| $500 | 1 in 16,946 | 480 | 166 | 35% |
| $100 | 1 in 200 | 40,717 | 13,927 | 34% |
| $50 | 1 in 89 | 91,322 | 31,328 | 34% |
| $20 | 1 in 100 | 81,340 | 28,154 | 35% |
| $15 | 1 in 50 | 162,668 | 56,160 | 35% |
| $10 | 1 in 11 | 732,096 | 259,961 | 36% |
| $5 | 1 in 10 | 813,376 | 300,856 | 37% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on April 9, 2 $1,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on September 21.
- September 21, 20261 claimed · 1 left
- April 27, 20261 claimed · 2 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.9% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for New York's $5 games (0.6% 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
Game Details
- State
- New York
- Game Number
- 1692
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 4/7/2026
- Payout %
- 67.2%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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All 29 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASH LINES | 73 | 1 in 4.09 | 64.9% | $300K · 3 | 1.6% |
| 13 | 72 | 1 in 4.15 | 64.9% | $500K · 3 | - |
| LUCKY NUMBERS | 66 | 1 in 4.51 | 65.1% | $300K · 4 | - |
| LADY LUCK 25X | 57 | 1 in 4.28 | 65.0% | $500K · 3 | 2.1% |
| DOUBLE TRIPLE CASHWORD | 53 | 1 in 5.14 | 64.2% | $300K · 9 | 0.9% |
| $1,000,000 MUST LOVE DOGS (this game) | 52 | 1 in 4.23 | 67.2% | $1M · 1 | 0.9% |
| HOT DOG! | 52 | 1 in 4.45 | 64.9% | $500K · 2 | 1.6% |
| POT OF GOLD | 49 | 1 in 4.35 | 66.2% | $500K · 1 | 1.3% |
| MONEY VAULT MULTIPLIER | 48 | 1 in 4.28 | 53.8% | $1M · 4 | 2.8% |
| MORE MONEY | 48 | 1 in 4.42 | 67.9% | $1M · 0 | 0.0% |
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.