Bits & Odds

BINGO TIMES 20 — $5 New York Scratch-Off #1689

Data captured · launched March 3, 2026

BINGO TIMES 20 (#1689) is a $5 New York scratch-off launched on March 3, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #55 of 109 active games on current payout (67.3%, $3.36 expected back per ticket) and #14 of 29 $5 games, #60 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.09) and #64 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,313,378). Since launch the payout has risen 2.3 points (65.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.4% (1 in 4.27 at launch). 2 of 5 top prizes of $300,000 remain, and we estimate 6,626,756 tickets are still unsold (56.5% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
67.3%
65.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.36
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.09
1 in 4.27 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.09
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.22
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 106,883
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 5
$300,000 each
Tickets remaining
43.5%
≈ 6,626,756 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in BINGO TIMES 20, 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, 1,621,002 of 3,566,837 prizes (45.4%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$300,000 1 in 3,044,360 1 in 3,313,378 5 3 2 40.0%
$50,000 1 in 1,902,725 1 in 2,208,919 8 5 3 37.5%
$10,000 1 in 634,242 1 in 662,676 24 14 10 41.7%
$5,000 1 in 475,681 1 in 552,230 32 20 12 37.5%
$2,500 1 in 185,632 1 in 189,336 82 47 35 42.7%
$500 1 in 2,982 1 in 2,851 5,104 2,780 2,324 45.5%
$200 1 in 4,800 1 in 4,647 3,171 1,745 1,426 45.0%
$100 1 in 599.1 1 in 571.2 25,407 13,806 11,601 45.7%
$60 1 in 797.7 1 in 777.0 19,083 10,554 8,529 44.7%
$50 1 in 239.8 1 in 230.3 63,477 34,697 28,780 45.3%
$30 1 in 150.0 1 in 147.0 101,453 56,376 45,077 44.4%
$25 1 in 66.7 1 in 64.4 228,255 125,356 102,899 45.1%
$20 1 in 66.7 1 in 63.1 228,213 123,259 104,954 46.0%
$15 1 in 100.0 1 in 98.0 152,209 84,601 67,608 44.4%
$10 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.56 1,522,561 829,708 692,853 45.5%
$5 1 in 12.5 1 in 11.9 1,217,753 662,864 554,889 45.6%
All prizes1 in 4.271 in 4.09 3,566,8371,945,835 1,621,00245.4%

How BINGO TIMES 20 has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking BINGO TIMES 20. 49 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.

BINGO TIMES 20: common questions

How many $300,000 prizes are left in BINGO TIMES 20?
2 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,313,378.
What are the odds of winning anything on BINGO TIMES 20?
1 in 4.09 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.27 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.09, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.22.
Is BINGO TIMES 20 worth buying?
Its current payout is 67.3% ($3.36 back per $5 ticket), rank #55 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 BINGO TIMES 20 tickets are left?
We estimate 6,626,756 of roughly 15,221,913 printed tickets are unsold (56.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did BINGO TIMES 20 launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on March 3, 2026. It is still on sale.

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