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$100s FOR THE HOLIDAYSNew York Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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22
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2New YorkGame #1676GREEN
At a glance

$100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a $2 ticket from the New York Lottery. Our estimate for the $100 prize has slipped to about 1 in 6,095 per ticket, from 1 in 4,949 at launch. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.45 beat the 1 in 4.88 typical of New York's $2 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.45
Exp. Value
$0.63
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100
Top Prizes Left
300
Prizes Remaining
25%
ValueScore™
22 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.63
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 85th out of 107 New York scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 7 other $2 New York games ranked higher.
Why
↓Softer expected value here: only $0.63 of each $1 comes back as prizes.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 4,949 at launch, about 1 in 6,095 now. The $100 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$100
300 of 1,478 left
launch odds 1 in 4,949
now ~1 in 6,095
$50
671 of 3,070 left
launch odds 1 in 2,383
now ~1 in 2,725
$25
1,737 of 7,986 left
launch odds 1 in 916
now ~1 in 1,053
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
$1001 in 4,9491,478300
20%
$501 in 2,3833,070671
22%
$251 in 9167,9861,737
22%
$201 in 67109,72523,919
22%
$101 in 31234,08053,519
23%
$51 in 19395,01096,757
24%
$41 in 42175,56043,093
25%
$21 in 10716,870190,897
27%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$9,147,280
Current Prize Pool
$2,158,496
Payout Percentage
23.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
410,893

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
7,314,817
Estimated Remaining
1,828,474
% Remaining
25.0%
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

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 108 $100 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 300. The most recent was on October 4.

4080
March 6October 9

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% 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

22
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
22
out of 100
Expected Value
5/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1676
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
11/4/2025
Payout %
62.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.45 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. $100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS scores 22/100 (Below Average) and is 8th out of 16 $2 tickets in New York. It pays back about $0.63 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS are 1 in 4.45. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
The top prize for $100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS is $100. As of our latest update, 300 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $100s FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
Based on our latest data, 25% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 410,893 out of 1,643,779 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $2 ticket in New York

All 16 ranked →
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 HOLIDAYS (this game)221 in 4.4562.5%$100 · 3000.1%
20Xtra211 in 4.7962.9%$25K · 00.1%
DOUBLE DEUCES201 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.