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DOUBLE YOUR MONEYNew York Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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40
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5New YorkGame #1698GREEN
At a glance

DOUBLE YOUR MONEY is a $5 ticket from the New York Lottery. At 1 in 5.18, its overall odds are the longest of New York's 29 $5 games. None of its winning tickets pays $5 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 5.18
Exp. Value
$0.65
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
33%
ValueScore™
40 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 54th out of 107 New York scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 17 other $5 New York games ranked higher.
Why
↓Wins are infrequent: about a 19% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 5.18), lower than most games.
  • Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Roughly half the prize pool has been claimed, with a decent amount still left.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$500,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 2.2M
now ~1 in 2.2M
$2,000
22 of 56 left
launch odds 1 in 120K
now ~1 in 102K
$400
107 of 308 left
launch odds 1 in 22K
now ~1 in 21K
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
$500,0001 in 2,244,93331
33%
$2,0001 in 120,2645622
39%
$4001 in 21,866308107
35%
$2001 in 7,045956300
31%
$1001 in 41116,3835,065
31%
$501 in 21131,9329,803
31%
$401 in 1,1615,7991,804
31%
$251 in 10067,34821,527
32%
$201 in 33202,06265,542
32%
$151 in 33202,02667,269
33%
$101 in 9774,493260,430
34%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$21,893,520
Current Prize Pool
$7,177,960
Payout Percentage
32.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
431,870

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,741,076
Estimated Remaining
2,237,087
% Remaining
33.2%
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, 2 $500,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on July 4.

30
June 4October 9
  • July 4, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • June 10, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 4 times 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

40
VALUESCORE
Fair
40
out of 100
Expected Value
23/40
Prize Quality
8/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1698
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
6/2/2026
Payout %
65.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 5.18 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the DOUBLE YOUR MONEY scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. DOUBLE YOUR MONEY scores 40/100 (Fair) and is 18th out of 29 $5 tickets in New York. It pays back about $0.65 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the New York rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the DOUBLE YOUR MONEY scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with DOUBLE YOUR MONEY are 1 in 5.18. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for DOUBLE YOUR MONEY?
The top prize for DOUBLE YOUR MONEY is $500,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in DOUBLE YOUR MONEY?
Based on our latest data, 33% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 431,870 out of 1,301,366 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in New York

All 29 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
13731 in 4.1564.9%$500K · 3-
CASH LINES721 in 4.0964.9%$300K · 31.5%
LUCKY NUMBERS691 in 4.5165.1%$300K · 4-
LADY LUCK 25X601 in 4.2865.0%$500K · 32.3%
DOUBLE TRIPLE CASHWORD521 in 5.1464.2%$300K · 90.9%
$1,000,000 MUST LOVE DOGS521 in 4.2367.2%$1M · 11.0%
HOT DOG!521 in 4.4564.9%$500K · 21.8%
POT OF GOLD491 in 4.3566.2%$500K · 11.4%
MORE MONEY481 in 4.4267.9%$1M · 00.0%
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY (this game)401 in 5.1865.0%$500K · 12.1%

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.