Stroke of Luck — $10 New Hampshire Scratch Game #1696
Stroke of Luck (#1696) is a $10 New Hampshire scratch game launched on May 4, 2026. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #19 of 59 active games on current payout (72.5%, $7.25 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 14 $10 games, #26 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.79) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 177,500). Since launch the payout has risen 0.3 points (72.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 5.4% (1 in 3.58 at launch). 4 of 4 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 710,000 tickets are still unsold (37.2% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Stroke of Luck, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 187,462 of 315,658 prizes (59.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 282,763 | 1 in 177,500 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 141,381 | 1 in 142,000 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 62.5% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 5,800 | 1 in 5,820 | 195 | 73 | 122 | 62.6% |
| $500 | 1 in 927.1 | 1 in 1,009 | 1,220 | 516 | 704 | 57.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 829.2 | 1 in 901.0 | 1,364 | 576 | 788 | 57.8% |
| $150 | 1 in 303.5 | 1 in 328.9 | 3,727 | 1,568 | 2,159 | 57.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 140.5 | 1 in 150.1 | 8,052 | 3,323 | 4,729 | 58.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 99.6 | 1 in 107.1 | 11,359 | 4,728 | 6,631 | 58.4% |
| $25 | 1 in 89.6 | 1 in 94.7 | 12,629 | 5,133 | 7,496 | 59.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 14.2 | 84,836 | 34,937 | 49,899 | 58.8% |
| $15 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 17.5 | 67,863 | 27,323 | 40,540 | 59.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 9.09 | 1 in 9.54 | 124,401 | 50,016 | 74,385 | 59.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.58 | 1 in 3.79 | 315,658 | 128,196 | 187,462 | 59.4% |
How Stroke of Luck has moved
Stroke of Luck: common questions
- How many $200,000 prizes are left in Stroke of Luck?
- 4 of 4 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 177,500.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Stroke of Luck?
- 1 in 3.79 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.58 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.79, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.28.
- Is Stroke of Luck worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.5% ($7.25 back per $10 ticket), rank #19 of 59 in New Hampshire. The best $10 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is The Big 10 (#1643, $10) at 75.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Stroke of Luck tickets are left?
- We estimate 710,000 of roughly 1,131,050 printed tickets are unsold (37.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Stroke of Luck launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 4, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $10 New Hampshire scratch games
- The Big 10 — 75.9% payout, 1 in 2.86 any prize
- JURASSIC PARK® — 74.7% payout, 1 in 2.73 any prize
- 24K Gold — 74.1% payout, 1 in 3.45 any prize
- Franklin's Fortunes — 73.1% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
- $500,000 Fortunes Series IV — 72.9% payout, 1 in 3.62 any prize