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Ranked 77th of 107 Tickets in New York

UNLOCK IT!New York Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New York Lottery
28
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$3New YorkGame #1656GREEN
At a glance

UNLOCK IT! is one of the New York Lottery's $3 games. At launch, about 1 in 818,797 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more. It pays back about $0.63 per $1 on average, in line with New York's other $3 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.92
Exp. Value
$0.63
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$60,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
23%
ValueScore™
28 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.63
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
It is 6th of the 8 active $3 games in New York, so most $3 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • At $0.63 returned per $1, this game pays back less than most scratch-offs.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$60,000
0 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 2.9M
All claimed
$3,000
1 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 1.1M
now ~1 in 2.7M
$500
87 of 387 left
launch odds 1 in 30K
now ~1 in 31K
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
$60,0001 in 2,866,55040Claimed
$3,0001 in 1,146,620101
10%
$5001 in 29,62838787
22%
$2501 in 9,9021,158250
22%
$1001 in 1,9945,7501,262
22%
$751 in 99911,4722,494
22%
$501 in 29538,9208,659
22%
$251 in 16768,82815,164
22%
$201 in 71160,49634,991
22%
$151 in 100114,66225,599
22%
$101 in 100114,66226,039
23%
$61 in 50229,27253,814
23%
$51 in 13917,240214,541
23%
$31 in 91,261,414300,337
24%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$21,677,644
Current Prize Pool
$4,875,095
Payout Percentage
22.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
683,238

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
11,463,158
Estimated Remaining
2,678,293
% Remaining
23.4%
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 last $60,000 top prize was reported claimed on March 10. 1 was left on March 6, when our records for it began.

10
1
0
March 6October 19
  • March 10, 20261 claimed · 0 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for New York's $3 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

28
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
28
out of 100
Expected Value
7/40
Prize Quality
2/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1656
Ticket Price
$3
Start Date
5/6/2025
Payout %
63.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.92 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the UNLOCK IT! scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. UNLOCK IT! scores 28/100 (Below Average) and is 6th out of 8 $3 tickets in New York. It pays back about $0.63 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the UNLOCK IT! scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with UNLOCK IT! are 1 in 3.92. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for UNLOCK IT!?
The top prize for UNLOCK IT! is $60,000. All top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in UNLOCK IT!?
Based on our latest data, 23% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 683,238 out of 2,924,275 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $3 ticket in New York

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
DIAMOND CASHWORD511 in 4.0663.0%$60K · 41.6%
MATCH 7s481 in 3.9863.0%$70K · 31.3%
30Xtra CASHWORD341 in 4.1063.0%$60K · 11.3%
WIN $60,000341 in 3.9263.0%$60K · 10.8%
LUCKY LINES291 in 3.8063.0%$60K · 40.1%
UNLOCK IT! (this game)281 in 3.9263.0%$60K · 00.0%
MULTIPLY YOUR NUMBERS271 in 4.1263.2%$60K · 10.0%
CASHWORD EXTRA!221 in 4.0663.0%$60K · 00.0%

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.