$500 HOLIDAY BONUS — $5 New York Scratch-Off #1675
$500 HOLIDAY BONUS (#1675) is a $5 New York scratch-off launched on November 4, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #54 of 109 active games on current payout (67.5%, $3.37 expected back per ticket) and #13 of 29 $5 games, #17 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.37) and #9 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,910). Since launch the payout has risen 2.5 points (65.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 16.7% (1 in 3.93 at launch). 173 of 1570 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 676,359 tickets are still unsold (86.2% 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 $500 HOLIDAY BONUS, 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, 200,824 of 1,241,975 prizes (16.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 3,111 | 1 in 3,910 | 1,570 | 1,397 | 173 | 11.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,203 | 1 in 1,321 | 4,061 | 3,549 | 512 | 12.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 64.1 | 1 in 69.4 | 76,260 | 66,513 | 9,747 | 12.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 26.7 | 1 in 29.3 | 183,120 | 160,049 | 23,071 | 12.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 10.5 | 1 in 9.44 | 464,091 | 392,439 | 71,652 | 15.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.52 | 1 in 7.07 | 512,873 | 417,204 | 95,669 | 18.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.93 | 1 in 3.37 | 1,241,975 | 1,041,151 | 200,824 | 16.2% |
How $500 HOLIDAY BONUS has moved
$500 HOLIDAY BONUS: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in $500 HOLIDAY BONUS?
- 173 of 1570 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,910.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500 HOLIDAY BONUS?
- 1 in 3.37 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.93 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.37, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.43.
- Is $500 HOLIDAY BONUS worth buying?
- Its current payout is 67.5% ($3.37 back per $5 ticket), rank #54 of 109 in New York. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE (#1651, $5) at 90.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500 HOLIDAY BONUS tickets are left?
- We estimate 676,359 of roughly 4,882,551 printed tickets are unsold (86.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $500 HOLIDAY BONUS launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 4, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 New York scratch-offs
- $1,000,000 GOLD — 93.6% payout, 1 in 7.07 any prize
- NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE — 90.0% payout, 1 in 4.57 any prize
- $500,000 MATCH TO WIN — 80.0% payout, 1 in 2.81 any prize
- 50Xtra — 79.5% payout, 1 in 2.95 any prize
- DOUBLE WIN — 77.8% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize