LOOSE CHANGE — $1 New York Scratch-Off #1618
LOOSE CHANGE (#1618) is a $1 New York scratch-off launched on July 23, 2024. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #29 of 109 active games on current payout (73.4%, $0.73 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 15 $1 games, #10 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.93) and #15 on top-prize odds (1 in 69,954). Since launch the payout has risen 9.2 points (64.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have improved 37.6% (1 in 4.70 at launch). 58 of 3205 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 4,057,322 tickets are still unsold (97.3% 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 LOOSE CHANGE, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 1,382,831 of 32,857,597 prizes (4.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 47,983 | 1 in 69,954 | 3,205 | 3,147 | 58 | 1.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,429 | 1 in 5,242 | 45,036 | 44,262 | 774 | 1.7% |
| $40 | 1 in 730.2 | 1 in 1,115 | 211,653 | 208,013 | 3,640 | 1.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 347.8 | 617,972 | 606,308 | 11,664 | 1.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 125.0 | 1 in 144.9 | 1,235,944 | 1,207,943 | 28,001 | 2.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 34.5 | 1 in 32.5 | 4,480,400 | 4,355,465 | 124,935 | 2.8% |
| $2 | 1 in 18.9 | 1 in 12.8 | 8,188,037 | 7,871,919 | 316,118 | 3.9% |
| $1 | 1 in 8.55 | 1 in 4.52 | 18,075,350 | 17,177,709 | 897,641 | 5.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.70 | 1 in 2.93 | 32,857,597 | 31,474,766 | 1,382,831 | 4.2% |
How LOOSE CHANGE has moved
LOOSE CHANGE: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in LOOSE CHANGE?
- 58 of 3205 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 69,954.
- What are the odds of winning anything on LOOSE CHANGE?
- 1 in 2.93 today, compared with 1 in 4.70 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.93, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.36.
- Is LOOSE CHANGE worth buying?
- Its current payout is 73.4% ($0.73 back per $1 ticket), rank #29 of 109 in New York. The best $1 alternative today is INSTANT TAKE 5 (#1680, $1) at 95.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many LOOSE CHANGE tickets are left?
- We estimate 4,057,322 of roughly 154,544,243 printed tickets are unsold (97.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did LOOSE CHANGE launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 23, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $1 New York scratch-offs
- INSTANT TAKE 5 — 95.6% payout, 1 in 1.79 any prize
- BONUS 5X — 74.1% payout, 1 in 3.45 any prize
- 10Xtra — 73.9% payout, 1 in 3.67 any prize
- LOOSE CHANGE — 72.8% payout, 1 in 2.86 any prize
- 3-2-WON! — 68.0% payout, 1 in 3.89 any prize