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$300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT — $20 New York Scratch-Off #1528

Data captured · launched July 5, 2022

$300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT (#1528) is a $20 New York scratch-off launched on July 5, 2022. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #50 of 109 active games on current payout (68.7%, $13.73 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 14 $20 games, #65 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.17) and #48 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,006,644). Since launch the payout has fallen 4.0 points (72.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 14.9% (1 in 3.55 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,006,644 tickets are still unsold (90.3% 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
68.7%
72.7% at launch
Expected value
$13.73
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.17
1 in 3.55 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.17
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.17
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 6,391
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 4
$5,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
9.7%
≈ 2,006,644 tickets

Top prize still waiting. Last 10% of tickets, a top prize still waiting: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 2.0 million, was 1 in 5.2 million). More New York games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT, 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, 481,672 of 5,850,825 prizes (8.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$5,000,000 1 in 5,186,688 1 in 2,006,644 4 3 1 25.0%
$500,000 1 in 2,593,344 1 in 2,006,644 8 7 1 12.5%
$50,000 1 in 1,037,338 1 in 1,003,322 20 18 2 10.0%
$25,000 1 in 518,669 1 in 501,661 40 36 4 10.0%
$5,000 1 in 83,995 1 in 125,415 247 231 16 6.5%
$2,000 1 in 5,957 1 in 6,919 3,483 3,193 290 8.3%
$500 1 in 399.1 1 in 515.6 51,979 48,087 3,892 7.5%
$400 1 in 1,501 1 in 1,895 13,824 12,765 1,059 7.7%
$200 1 in 150.0 1 in 193.7 138,309 127,951 10,358 7.5%
$100 1 in 50.0 1 in 63.5 415,053 383,441 31,612 7.6%
$50 1 in 16.7 1 in 20.8 1,244,668 1,148,349 96,319 7.7%
$40 1 in 25.0 1 in 30.9 829,889 764,955 64,934 7.8%
$30 1 in 25.0 1 in 28.1 829,737 758,360 71,377 8.6%
$20 1 in 8.93 1 in 9.94 2,323,564 2,121,757 201,807 8.7%
All prizes1 in 3.551 in 4.17 5,850,8255,369,153 481,6728.2%

How $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT has moved

66% 71% 76% Feb 2025Jul 2025Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

$300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT?
1 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,006,644.
What are the odds of winning anything on $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT?
1 in 4.17 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.55 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.17, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 7.17.
Is $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT worth buying?
Its current payout is 68.7% ($13.73 back per $20 ticket), rank #50 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 $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT tickets are left?
We estimate 2,006,644 of roughly 20,749,427 printed tickets are unsold (90.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $300,000,000 CASH PAYOUT launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 5, 2022. It is still on sale.

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