How many $10,000,000 prizes are left in $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE?

2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 7,352,091.

What are the odds of winning anything on $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE?

1 in 3.78 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.72 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.78, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.03.

Is $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?

Its current payout is 73.7% ($14.75 back per $20 ticket), rank #22 of 109 in New York. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is BONUS 100X (#1643, $20) at 75.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?

We estimate 14,704,183 of roughly 24,489,420 printed tickets are unsold (40.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on September 24, 2025. It is still on sale.

$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE — $20 New York Scratch-Off #1686

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:11 UTC · launched September 24, 2025

$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE New York scratch-off ticket

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$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE (#1686) is a $20 New York scratch-off launched on September 24, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #22 of 109 active games on current payout (73.7%, $14.75 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 14 $20 games, #38 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.78) and #84 on top-prize odds (1 in 7,352,091). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.5 points (74.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.5% (1 in 3.72 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $10,000,000 ($10,000/WEEK/LIFE) remain, and we estimate 14,704,183 tickets are still unsold (40.0% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

73.7%

74.2% at launch

Expected value

$14.75

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.78

1 in 3.72 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.78

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.03

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 22,178

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 3

$10,000,000 ($10,000/WEEK/LIFE) each

Tickets remaining

60.0%

≈ 14,704,183 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other New York game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 3,890,750 of 6,579,483 prizes (59.1%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$10,000/WEEK/LIFE	1 in 8,163,900	1 in 7,352,091	3	1	2	66.7%
$10,000	1 in 95,298	1 in 96,106	257	104	153	59.5%
$2,500	1 in 28,984	1 in 28,945	845	337	508	60.1%
$500	1 in 641.5	1 in 653.3	38,180	15,674	22,506	58.9%
$200	1 in 90.5	1 in 92.4	270,738	111,582	159,156	58.8%
$100	1 in 35.7	1 in 36.5	685,965	282,922	403,043	58.8%
$50	1 in 19.2	1 in 19.5	1,273,507	519,680	753,827	59.2%
$40	1 in 13.2	1 in 13.4	1,861,046	762,786	1,098,260	59.0%
$20	1 in 10.0	1 in 10.1	2,448,942	995,647	1,453,295	59.3%
All prizes	1 in 3.72	1 in 3.78	6,579,483	2,688,733	3,890,750	59.1%

How $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE. 54 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 24, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 508 remain.
October 22, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 509 remain.
October 21, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 510 remain.
October 20, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 153 remain.
October 18, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 511 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 512 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 154 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 513 remain.
October 13, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 155 remain.
October 13, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 514 remain.
October 12, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 515 remain.
October 10, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 156 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE: common questions

How many $10,000,000 prizes are left in $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE?: 2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 7,352,091.
What are the odds of winning anything on $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE?: 1 in 3.78 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.72 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.78, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.03.
Is $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE worth buying?: Its current payout is 73.7% ($14.75 back per $20 ticket), rank #22 of 109 in New York. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is BONUS 100X (#1643, $20) at 75.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE tickets are left?: We estimate 14,704,183 of roughly 24,489,420 printed tickets are unsold (40.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on September 24, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $20 New York scratch-offs

BONUS 100X — 75.2% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
$2,000,000 CASHWORD — 75.1% payout, 1 in 2.92 any prize
$5,000,000 CASH ROYALE — 75.0% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
WIN EITHER $100 OR $200! — 73.7% payout, 1 in 7.80 any prize
MILLIONAIRE RICHES — 73.3% payout, 1 in 3.80 any prize

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