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Ranked 30th of 107 Tickets in New York

MILLIONAIRE MAKERNew York Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New York Lottery
55
VALUESCORE
Fair
$20New YorkGame #1540GREEN
At a glance

MILLIONAIRE MAKER is a $20 ticket from the New York Lottery. Our estimate for the $1,000,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 1,475,230 per ticket, from 1 in 1,089,573 at launch. Only 14% of its prizes are still unclaimed. On ValueScore it earns 55/100 (Fair), good for 11th out of 14 $20 tickets in New York. It has been on sale since October 2022.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.91
Exp. Value
$0.72
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
14%
ValueScore™
55 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.72
→
AVERAGE
At 30th out of 107 New York scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.1M at launch, about 1 in 1.5M now. The $1,000,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • At 1 in 3.91 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$1,000,000
2 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 1.1M
now ~1 in 1.5M
$10,000
21 of 160 left
launch odds 1 in 136K
now ~1 in 140K
$5,000
314 of 2,284 left
launch odds 1 in 9,541
now ~1 in 9,396
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
$1,000,0001 in 1,089,650202
10%
$10,0001 in 136,20616021
13%
$5,0001 in 9,5422,284314
14%
$2,0001 in 4,7904,550617
14%
$5001 in 38956,0727,262
13%
$2001 in 128170,75022,088
13%
$1001 in 40544,96371,068
13%
$501 in 25871,716119,872
14%
$401 in 131,743,444231,318
13%
$201 in 102,179,304302,031
14%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$315,711,940
Current Prize Pool
$41,456,340
Payout Percentage
13.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
754,593

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
21,791,458
Estimated Remaining
2,950,459
% Remaining
13.5%
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 March 12, when our records for it began, one $1,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on September 27.

31
3
2
March 12October 19
  • September 27, 20261 claimed · 2 left

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 (0.5% 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

55
VALUESCORE
Fair
55
out of 100
Expected Value
33/40
Prize Quality
3/25
Win Frequency
16/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1540
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
10/4/2022
Payout %
72.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.91 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the MILLIONAIRE MAKER scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. MILLIONAIRE MAKER scores 55/100 (Fair) and is 11th out of 14 $20 tickets in New York. It pays back about $0.72 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $20 tickets are listed on the New York rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the MILLIONAIRE MAKER scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with MILLIONAIRE MAKER are 1 in 3.91. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for MILLIONAIRE MAKER?
The top prize for MILLIONAIRE MAKER is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in MILLIONAIRE MAKER?
Based on our latest data, 14% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 754,593 out of 5,573,263 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $20 ticket in New York

All 14 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$5,000,000 SPECTACULAR911 in 3.8573.1%$5M · 41.0%
MILLIONAIRE RICHES891 in 3.7673.2%$5M · 40.6%
$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE821 in 3.7274.2%$10M · 20.7%
$5,000,000 BLITZ801 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 MULTIPLIER711 in 3.6773.3%$5M · 20.5%
BONUS 100X671 in 3.6674.9%$5M · 20.4%
$5,000,000 CASH ROYALE641 in 3.9074.7%$5M · 10.2%
MILLIONAIRE MAKER (this game)551 in 3.9172.4%$1M · 20.2%

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.