The New York Lottery sells LOOSE CHANGE as a $1 ticket. At a ValueScore of 56/100 (Fair), it is the best $1 game on sale in New York. Its expected return of $0.64 per $1 runs $0.02 ahead of the typical $1 ticket in New York. 55% of its winning tickets pay $1 or less, no more than the ticket cost.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Expected value of $0.64 per $1 is below average. Less comes back per dollar than most games.
- Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 47,473 | 1,548 | 1,319 | 85% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,416 | 21,969 | 18,705 | 85% |
| $40 | 1 in 729 | 102,972 | 87,727 | 85% |
| $25 | 1 in 250 | 300,141 | 256,047 | 85% |
| $10 | 1 in 125 | 600,282 | 512,820 | 85% |
| $5 | 1 in 34 | 2,176,140 | 1,862,310 | 86% |
| $2 | 1 in 19 | 3,976,583 | 3,412,312 | 86% |
| $1 | 1 in 9 | 8,779,106 | 7,553,962 | 86% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since August 12, when our records for it began, 212 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1,319. The most recent was on October 9.
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.6% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice the average for New York's $1 games (0.7% 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
- 1707
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 7/23/2026
- Payout %
- 64.3%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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Every $1 ticket in New York
All 15 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOOSE CHANGE (this game) | 56 | 1 in 4.70 | 64.3% | $500 · 1,319 | 1.6% |
| MONEY BAGS | 37 | 1 in 4.89 | 62.0% | $5K · 7 | 3.8% |
| LUCKY 7s | 37 | 1 in 4.96 | 63.2% | $7K · 15 | 1.6% |
| INSTANT TAKE 5 (Game #1680) | 29 | 1 in 4.69 | 62.0% | $6K · 52 | 1.2% |
| BONUS 5X | 26 | 1 in 4.80 | 64.1% | $5K · 1 | 0.0% |
| LUCKY 7'S | 21 | 1 in 4.96 | 63.8% | $7K · 2 | 0.1% |
| LOOSE CHANGE (Game #1618) | 19 | 1 in 4.70 | 64.2% | $500 · 54 | 0.0% |
| LOOSE CHANGE (Game #1552) | 18 | 1 in 4.70 | 64.2% | $500 · 54 | 0.0% |
| 10Xtra | 17 | 1 in 4.80 | 62.9% | $5K · 0 | 0.1% |
| 7-11-21 TRIPLER | 17 | 1 in 4.54 | 62.1% | $2K · 6 | 1.5% |
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.