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Best $1 New York scratch-offs

15 games · from official New York Lottery prize data, updated October 24, 2026

As of October 24, 2026, the $1 New York scratch-off with the most top-prize money still in play is LOOSE CHANGE ($1, 1267 of 1548 top prizes left), followed by INSTANT TAKE 5 and INSTANT TAKE 5.

#GamePriceTop prizes leftOverall oddsEst. sold
1LOOSE CHANGE#1707$11,267/ 1,548× $5001 in 4.7018%
2INSTANT TAKE 5#1680$146/ 95× $5,5551 in 4.6955%
3INSTANT TAKE 5#1574$124/ 95× $5,5551 in 4.6995%
4INSTANT TAKE 5#1628$119/ 95× $5,5551 in 4.6996%
5LUCKY 7s#1699$114/ 20× $7,0001 in 4.9637%
6MONEY BAGS#1711$16/ 10× $5,0001 in 4.8928%
7LOOSE CHANGE#1618$154/ 3,205× $5001 in 4.7096%
8LOOSE CHANGE#1552$154/ 3,128× $5001 in 4.7097%
9LUCKY 7'S#1653$12/ 20× $7,0001 in 4.9689%
107-11-21 TRIPLER#1690$16/ 20× $2,1001 in 4.5480%
11TRIPLE MATCH#1659$14/ 15× $3,0001 in 4.9887%
123-2-WON!#1648$13/ 20× $3,0001 in 4.8983%
13BONUS 5X#1638$11/ 12× $5,0001 in 4.8088%
149S IN A LINE DOUBLER#1665$13/ 13× $9991 in 4.9192%
1510Xtra#1679$10/ 12× $5,0001 in 4.8082%

How this list is ranked

Every $1 game on sale, ranked by top-prize money still unclaimed (top prizes left × top prize). Games with no top prize left go last. Prize counts come from the New York Lottery and are refreshed several times a day. They describe the whole game, not any single ticket or roll, and claims lag sales by a few days.

Which of these is actually the best buy?

Scout ranks every New York game by prize money left per ticket compared with launch, so you can skip games that have been picked clean.