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Ranked 11th of 107 Tickets in New York

$3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIERNew York Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New York Lottery
74
VALUESCORE
Good
$10New YorkGame #1697GREEN
At a glance

$3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER costs $10 a ticket from the New York Lottery. The $3,000,000 top prize is an annuity: $150,000 a year for 20 years. Prizes of $10,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 5,892,717 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.27
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$3,000,000
$150,000 a year for 20 years
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
77%
ValueScore™
74 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
It is 2nd of New York's 16 $10 tickets, in the top third, with better-than-average value overall.
Why
↑The game is early in its life, with the bulk of its prizes unclaimed.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 5.9M at launch, about 1 in 6.8M now. The $3,000,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Expected value of $0.69 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$3,000,000
$150,000 a year for 20 years
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 5.9M
now ~1 in 6.8M
$5,000
12 of 15 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
now ~1 in 1.1M
$2,000
14 of 18 left
launch odds 1 in 982K
now ~1 in 976K
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
$3,000,000
($150,000 a year for 20 years)
1 in 5,890,13332
67%
$5,0001 in 1,178,0271512
80%
$2,0001 in 981,6891814
78%
$5001 in 53433,09325,496
77%
$2501 in 38346,08635,487
77%
$1001 in 102173,297133,509
77%
$501 in 100176,776136,303
77%
$251 in 33530,132409,573
77%
$201 in 131,413,6021,091,627
77%
$101 in 101,767,0601,367,850
77%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$122,543,440
Current Prize Pool
$93,624,165
Payout Percentage
76.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
3,199,873

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
17,678,150
Estimated Remaining
13,663,458
% Remaining
77.3%
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 its launch on June 4, one $3,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on July 18.

31
3
2
June 4October 19
  • July 18, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.8% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for New York's $10 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

74
VALUESCORE
Good
74
out of 100
Expected Value
29/40
Prize Quality
19/25
Win Frequency
10/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1697
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
6/2/2026
Payout %
69.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.27 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. $3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER scores 74/100 (Good) and is 2nd of New York's 16 $10 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER are 1 in 4.27. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER?
The top prize for $3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER is $3,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER?
Based on our latest data, 77% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 3,199,873 out of 4,140,082 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $10 ticket in New York

All 16 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
BONUS BUCKS751 in 3.8669.4%$3M · 20.2%
$3,000,000 MAX MULTIPLIER (this game)741 in 4.2769.3%$3M · 20.8%
$3,000,000 BONUS STARS671 in 3.9969.4%$3M · 11.0%
100Xtra641 in 3.9169.5%$3M · 31.1%
$1,000,000 50X CASHWORD631 in 4.3265.0%$1M · 31.8%
BONUS 50X571 in 3.9271.4%$3M · 10.5%
MONEY MATCH551 in 4.0169.5%$3M · 10.5%
SET FOR LIFE531 in 3.9573.8%$5M · 21.1%
$3,000,000 CA$H521 in 4.0270.5%$3M · 00.0%
$3,000,000 MAX501 in 4.0169.6%$3M · 00.0%

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.