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$50 OR $100 — $10 New York Scratch-Off #1646

Data captured · launched March 4, 2025

$50 OR $100 (#1646) is a $10 New York scratch-off launched on March 4, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #19 of 109 active games on current payout (74.2%, $7.42 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 16 $10 games, #107 on any-prize odds (1 in 7.62) and #2 on top-prize odds (1 in 58). Since launch the payout has risen 4.2 points (70.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 9.4% (1 in 8.33 at launch). 1818 of 123659 top prizes of $100 remain, and we estimate 105,782 tickets are still unsold (98.3% 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
74.2%
70.0% at launch
Expected value
$7.42
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 7.62
1 in 8.33 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 7.62
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.62
win more than $10
$600+ odds
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claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1,818 of 123,659
$100 each
Tickets remaining
1.7%
≈ 105,782 tickets

Top prize still waiting. Last 2% of tickets, 1818 top prizes still waiting. More New York games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $50 OR $100, 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, 13,888 of 741,594 prizes (1.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$100 1 in 50.0 1 in 58.2 123,659 121,841 1,818 1.5%
$50 1 in 10.0 1 in 8.76 617,935 605,865 12,070 2.0%
All prizes1 in 8.331 in 7.62 741,594727,706 13,8881.9%

How $50 OR $100 has moved

68% 72% 76% Mar 2025Jul 2025Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $50 OR $100. 121 daily readings.

$50 OR $100: common questions

How many $100 prizes are left in $50 OR $100?
1818 of 123659 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 58.
What are the odds of winning anything on $50 OR $100?
1 in 7.62 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 8.33 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.62, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.62.
Is $50 OR $100 worth buying?
Its current payout is 74.2% ($7.42 back per $10 ticket), rank #19 of 109 in New York. The best $10 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is $3,000,000 BONUS STARS (#1688, $10) at 73.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $50 OR $100 tickets are left?
We estimate 105,782 of roughly 6,179,350 printed tickets are unsold (98.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $50 OR $100 launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on March 4, 2025. It is still on sale.

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