How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in MILLIONAIRE MAKER?

2 of 20 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,401,283.

What are the odds of winning anything on MILLIONAIRE MAKER?

1 in 3.75 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.75, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.26.

Is MILLIONAIRE MAKER worth buying?

Its current payout is 73.2% ($14.65 back per $20 ticket), rank #29 of 109 in New York. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is BONUS 100X (#1643, $20) at 75.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many MILLIONAIRE MAKER tickets are left?

We estimate 2,802,565 of roughly 21,793,040 printed tickets are unsold (87.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did MILLIONAIRE MAKER launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on October 4, 2022. It is still on sale.

MILLIONAIRE MAKER — $20 New York Scratch-Off #1540

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:11 UTC · launched October 4, 2022

MILLIONAIRE MAKER New York scratch-off ticket

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MILLIONAIRE MAKER (#1540) is a $20 New York scratch-off launched on October 4, 2022. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #29 of 109 active games on current payout (73.2%, $14.65 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 14 $20 games, #35 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.75) and #41 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,401,283). Since launch the payout has risen 0.8 points (72.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.2% (1 in 3.91 at launch). 2 of 20 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,802,565 tickets are still unsold (87.1% 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

73.2%

72.4% at launch

Expected value

$14.65

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.75

1 in 3.91 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.75

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.26

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 2,959

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 20

$1,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

12.9%

≈ 2,802,565 tickets

Last top prize claimed: September 25, 2026, 30 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in MILLIONAIRE MAKER, 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, 746,728 of 5,573,263 prizes (13.4%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000,000	1 in 1,089,650	1 in 1,401,283	20	18	2	10.0%
$10,000	1 in 136,206	1 in 140,128	160	140	20	12.5%
$5,000	1 in 9,542	1 in 9,011	2,284	1,973	311	13.6%
$2,000	1 in 4,790	1 in 4,564	4,550	3,936	614	13.5%
$500	1 in 388.7	1 in 389.6	56,072	48,879	7,193	12.8%
$200	1 in 127.6	1 in 128.2	170,750	148,883	21,867	12.8%
$100	1 in 40.0	1 in 39.9	544,963	474,648	70,315	12.9%
$50	1 in 25.0	1 in 23.6	871,716	753,094	118,622	13.6%
$40	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.2	1,743,444	1,514,592	228,852	13.1%
$20	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.38	2,179,304	1,880,372	298,932	13.7%
All prizes	1 in 3.91	1 in 3.75	5,573,263	4,826,535	746,728	13.4%

How MILLIONAIRE MAKER has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 23, 2026: 2 $5,000 prizes were claimed; 311 remain.
October 23, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 614 remain.
October 21, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 20 remain.
October 21, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 313 remain.
October 20, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 616 remain.
October 18, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 314 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 617 remain.
October 16, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 21 remain.
October 16, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 618 remain.
October 15, 2026: 3 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 620 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 315 remain.
October 12, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 623 remain.

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

MILLIONAIRE MAKER: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in MILLIONAIRE MAKER?: 2 of 20 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,401,283.
What are the odds of winning anything on MILLIONAIRE MAKER?: 1 in 3.75 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.75, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.26.
Is MILLIONAIRE MAKER worth buying?: Its current payout is 73.2% ($14.65 back per $20 ticket), rank #29 of 109 in New York. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is BONUS 100X (#1643, $20) at 75.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many MILLIONAIRE MAKER tickets are left?: We estimate 2,802,565 of roughly 21,793,040 printed tickets are unsold (87.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did MILLIONAIRE MAKER launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on October 4, 2022. It is still on sale.

Other $20 New York scratch-offs

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$10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE — 73.7% payout, 1 in 3.78 any prize
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