How many $60,000 prizes are left in LUCKY LINES?

4 of 21 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 216,203.

What are the odds of winning anything on LUCKY LINES?

1 in 3.83 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.83, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 8.84.

Is LUCKY LINES worth buying?

Its current payout is 63.3% ($1.90 back per $3 ticket), rank #87 of 109 in New York. The best $3 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is UNLOCK IT! (#1656, $3) at 71.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many LUCKY LINES tickets are left?

We estimate 864,812 of roughly 10,161,334 printed tickets are unsold (91.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did LUCKY LINES launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on May 7, 2024. It is still on sale.

LUCKY LINES — $3 New York Scratch-Off #1611

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:11 UTC · launched May 7, 2024

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LUCKY LINES (#1611) is a $3 New York scratch-off launched on May 7, 2024. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #87 of 109 active games on current payout (63.3%, $1.90 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 8 $3 games, #45 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.83) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 216,203). Since launch the payout has risen 0.3 points (63.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.6% (1 in 3.80 at launch). 4 of 21 top prizes of $60,000 remain, and we estimate 864,812 tickets are still unsold (91.5% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $3.

Current payout

63.3%

63.0% at launch

Expected value

$1.90

per $3 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.83

1 in 3.80 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.83

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 8.84

win more than $3

$600+ odds

1 in 50,871

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

4 of 21

$60,000 each

Tickets remaining

8.5%

≈ 864,812 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 91% sold, only 17 of 21 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 216,203, was 1 in 484,067). More New York games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in LUCKY LINES, 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, 226,080 of 2,673,342 prizes (8.5%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$60,000	1 in 484,067	1 in 216,203	21	17	4	19.0%
$3,000	1 in 58,760	1 in 66,524	173	160	13	7.5%
$500	1 in 16,775	1 in 22,758	606	568	38	6.3%
$100	1 in 2,459	1 in 3,067	4,134	3,852	282	6.8%
$50	1 in 400.7	1 in 500.5	25,370	23,642	1,728	6.8%
$25	1 in 100.0	1 in 129.5	101,654	94,978	6,676	6.6%
$15	1 in 100.0	1 in 122.9	101,654	94,617	7,037	6.9%
$10	1 in 25.0	1 in 26.6	406,582	374,100	32,482	8.0%
$5	1 in 16.7	1 in 17.5	609,992	560,440	49,552	8.1%
$3	1 in 7.14	1 in 6.74	1,423,156	1,294,888	128,268	9.0%
All prizes	1 in 3.80	1 in 3.83	2,673,342	2,447,262	226,080	8.5%

How LUCKY LINES has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking LUCKY LINES. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 23, 2026: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
September 22, 2026: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.
September 11, 2026: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 15 remain.
September 25, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 45 remain.
September 23, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 46 remain.
September 15, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 47 remain.
September 11, 2025: 2 $3,000 prizes were claimed; 48 remain.
September 9, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 50 remain.
August 25, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 51 remain.
August 20, 2025: one $60,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
August 17, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 52 remain.
August 1, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 53 remain.

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

LUCKY LINES: common questions

How many $60,000 prizes are left in LUCKY LINES?: 4 of 21 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 216,203.
What are the odds of winning anything on LUCKY LINES?: 1 in 3.83 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.83, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 8.84.
Is LUCKY LINES worth buying?: Its current payout is 63.3% ($1.90 back per $3 ticket), rank #87 of 109 in New York. The best $3 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is UNLOCK IT! (#1656, $3) at 71.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many LUCKY LINES tickets are left?: We estimate 864,812 of roughly 10,161,334 printed tickets are unsold (91.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did LUCKY LINES launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on May 7, 2024. It is still on sale.

Other $3 New York scratch-offs

UNLOCK IT! — 71.0% payout, 1 in 3.35 any prize
CASHWORD EXTRA! — 69.5% payout, 1 in 3.12 any prize
WIN $60,000 — 65.7% payout, 1 in 3.62 any prize
30Xtra CASHWORD — 64.4% payout, 1 in 3.82 any prize
DIAMOND CASHWORD — 63.2% payout, 1 in 4.01 any prize

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