At a glance
LUCKY NUMBERS is one of the New York Lottery's $5 games. It went on sale on October 6, 2026, so 99% of its prizes are still unclaimed. At launch, about 1 in 563,523 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.51
Exp. Value
$0.65
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$300,000
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
99%
ValueScore™
69 / 100
Good
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: #16, ahead of roughly 86% of New York's 107 active games.
Why
↑Healthy inventory: a large share of this game's prizes are still unclaimed.
- The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.
- Expected value lands near the pack at $0.65 per $1 spent.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9$300,000
4 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.7M
now ~1 in 1.7M
$3,000
8 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 845K
now ~1 in 839K
$500
1,126 of 1,136 left
launch odds 1 in 5,953
now ~1 in 5,964
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
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | 1 in 1,690,400 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| $3,000 | 1 in 845,200 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| $500 | 1 in 5,952 | 1,136 | 1,126 | 99% |
| $300 | 1 in 2,991 | 2,261 | 2,248 | 99% |
| $200 | 1 in 3,013 | 2,244 | 2,229 | 99% |
| $150 | 1 in 995 | 6,796 | 6,741 | 99% |
| $100 | 1 in 625 | 10,825 | 10,753 | 99% |
| $75 | 1 in 801 | 8,446 | 8,396 | 99% |
| $60 | 1 in 796 | 8,492 | 8,423 | 99% |
| $50 | 1 in 300 | 22,508 | 22,356 | 99% |
| $30 | 1 in 80 | 84,535 | 83,992 | 99% |
| $20 | 1 in 50 | 135,232 | 134,243 | 99% |
| $15 | 1 in 50 | 135,168 | 134,195 | 99% |
| $10 | 1 in 17 | 405,682 | 402,785 | 99% |
| $5 | 1 in 10 | 676,060 | 671,423 | 99% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$21,994,700
Current Prize Pool
$21,849,040
Payout Percentage
99.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,488,922
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
6,762,280
Estimated Remaining
6,715,038
% Remaining
99.3%
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.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
69
VALUESCORE
Good
69
out of 100
Expected Value
22/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
7/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/9/2026
Game Details
- State
- New York
- Game Number
- 1715
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 10/6/2026
- Payout %
- 65.1%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.51 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the LUCKY NUMBERS scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. LUCKY NUMBERS scores 69/100 (Good) and is 3rd of New York's 29 $5 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.65 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the LUCKY NUMBERS scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with LUCKY NUMBERS are 1 in 4.51. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for LUCKY NUMBERS?
The top prize for LUCKY NUMBERS is $300,000. As of our latest update, 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in LUCKY NUMBERS?
Based on our latest data, 99% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,488,922 out of 1,499,397 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was LUCKY NUMBERS released?
LUCKY NUMBERS was released by the New York Lottery on October 6, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $5 ticket in New York
All 29 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 73 | 1 in 4.15 | 64.9% | $500K · 3 | - |
| CASH LINES | 72 | 1 in 4.09 | 64.9% | $300K · 3 | 1.5% |
| LUCKY NUMBERS (this game) | 69 | 1 in 4.51 | 65.1% | $300K · 4 | - |
| LADY LUCK 25X | 60 | 1 in 4.28 | 65.0% | $500K · 3 | 2.3% |
| DOUBLE TRIPLE CASHWORD | 52 | 1 in 5.14 | 64.2% | $300K · 9 | 0.9% |
| $1,000,000 MUST LOVE DOGS | 52 | 1 in 4.23 | 67.2% | $1M · 1 | 1.0% |
| HOT DOG! | 52 | 1 in 4.45 | 64.9% | $500K · 2 | 1.8% |
| POT OF GOLD | 49 | 1 in 4.35 | 66.2% | $500K · 1 | 1.4% |
| MORE MONEY | 48 | 1 in 4.42 | 67.9% | $1M · 0 | 0.0% |
| MONEY VAULT MULTIPLIER | 48 | 1 in 4.28 | 53.8% | $1M · 4 | 3.4% |
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.