NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE — $5 New York Scratch-Off #1651
NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE (#1651) is a $5 New York scratch-off launched on April 1, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #4 of 109 active games on current payout (90.0%, $4.50 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 29 $5 games, #82 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.57) and #26 on top-prize odds (1 in 477,833). Since launch the payout has risen 21.9 points (68.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.8% (1 in 4.44 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($50K Annual Installments) remain, and we estimate 477,833 tickets are still unsold (94.0% sold). That puts it among the best New York scratch-offs to buy right now.
Top prize still waiting. Last 6% of tickets, a top prize still waiting: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 477,833, was 1 in 2.0 million). More New York games like this.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE, 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, 104,595 of 1,780,065 prizes (5.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50K Annual Installments | 1 in 1,976,400 | 1 in 477,833 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 988,200 | all claimed | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 16,749 | 1 in 36,756 | 472 | 459 | 13 | 2.8% |
| $200 | 1 in 10,032 | 1 in 19,113 | 788 | 763 | 25 | 3.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 199.8 | 1 in 280.4 | 39,561 | 37,857 | 1,704 | 4.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 146.1 | 79,056 | 75,785 | 3,271 | 4.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.1 | 1 in 140.1 | 79,010 | 75,600 | 3,410 | 4.3% |
| $15 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 72.5 | 158,158 | 151,571 | 6,587 | 4.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 12.5 | 711,504 | 673,414 | 38,090 | 5.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 9.28 | 711,504 | 660,010 | 51,494 | 7.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.44 | 1 in 4.57 | 1,780,065 | 1,675,470 | 104,595 | 5.9% |
How NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 4, 2025: one $50K Annual Installments prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- August 18, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- July 16, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- June 24, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
- May 1, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
- April 15, 2025: one $50K Annual Installments prize was claimed; 3 remain.
- April 11, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
- April 5, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 7 remain.
NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE?
- 1 of 4 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 477,833.
- What are the odds of winning anything on NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE?
- 1 in 4.57 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.44 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.57, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 9.00.
- Is NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE worth buying?
- Its current payout is 90.0% ($4.50 back per $5 ticket), rank #4 of 109 in New York. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is CASINO NIGHTS (#1661, $5) at 72.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE tickets are left?
- We estimate 477,833 of roughly 7,904,809 printed tickets are unsold (94.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 1, 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
- $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
- BONUS 20X — 77.2% payout, 1 in 3.14 any prize