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$5,000,000 CASH ROYALENew York Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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65
VALUESCORE
Good
$20New YorkGame #1579GREEN
At a glance

$5,000,000 CASH ROYALE is one of the New York Lottery's $20 games. On average it pays back about $0.75 per $1, $0.02 more than the median $20 game in New York. It has been on sale since July 2023, and 25% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.90
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000,000
$250,000 a year for 20 years
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
25%
ValueScore™
65 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
It is 9th of the 14 active $20 games in New York, with better-than-average value overall.
Why
↑$0.75 back per dollar puts this game's return ahead of the pack.
  • At 1 in 3.90 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$5,000,000
$250,000 a year for 20 years
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 4.5M
now ~1 in 4.6M
$10,000
18 of 77 left
launch odds 1 in 236K
now ~1 in 255K
$5,000
455 of 1,806 left
launch odds 1 in 10K
now ~1 in 10K
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
$5,000,000
($250,000 a year for 20 years)
1 in 4,538,56341
25%
$10,0001 in 235,7697718
23%
$5,0001 in 10,0521,806455
25%
$2,5001 in 4,8233,764953
25%
$5001 in 35651,02012,522
25%
$2001 in 120151,42337,104
25%
$1001 in 40453,878112,546
25%
$501 in 25726,225184,032
25%
$401 in 131,452,285363,414
25%
$201 in 101,815,182464,623
26%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$271,098,690
Current Prize Pool
$67,804,520
Payout Percentage
25.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,175,668

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
18,157,090
Estimated Remaining
4,585,105
% Remaining
25.3%
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

The one $5,000,000 top prize left on March 12, when our records for it began, is still unclaimed.

10
March 12October 9

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for New York's $20 games (0.4% 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

65
VALUESCORE
Good
65
out of 100
Expected Value
38/40
Prize Quality
6/25
Win Frequency
16/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1579
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
7/28/2023
Payout %
74.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.90 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $5,000,000 CASH ROYALE scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. $5,000,000 CASH ROYALE scores 65/100 (Good) and is 9th out of 14 $20 tickets in New York. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $5,000,000 CASH ROYALE scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $5,000,000 CASH ROYALE are 1 in 3.90. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $5,000,000 CASH ROYALE?
The top prize for $5,000,000 CASH ROYALE is $5,000,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $5,000,000 CASH ROYALE?
Based on our latest data, 25% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,175,668 out of 4,655,664 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in New York

All 14 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$5,000,000 SPECTACULAR911 in 3.8573.1%$5M · 4-
MILLIONAIRE RICHES891 in 3.7673.2%$5M · 40.7%
$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE831 in 3.7274.2%$10M · 20.7%
$5,000,000 BLITZ791 in 3.7973.3%$5M · 30.3%
200Xtra781 in 3.6773.2%$5M · 20.8%
$2,000,000 100X CASHWORD771 in 3.8266.8%$2M · 30.9%
MYSTERY MULTIPLIER721 in 3.6773.3%$5M · 20.6%
BONUS 100X671 in 3.6674.9%$5M · 20.4%
$5,000,000 CASH ROYALE (this game)651 in 3.9074.7%$5M · 10.2%
$300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT571 in 3.5572.7%$5M · 10.2%

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.