How many $3,000 prizes are left in TRIPLE MATCH?

4 of 15 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 457,548.

What are the odds of winning anything on TRIPLE MATCH?

1 in 5.28 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.98 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.28, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 9.37.

Is TRIPLE MATCH worth buying?

Its current payout is 56.1% ($0.56 back per $1 ticket), rank #104 of 109 in New York. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is INSTANT TAKE 5 (#1680, $1) at 95.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many TRIPLE MATCH tickets are left?

We estimate 1,830,192 of roughly 13,582,000 printed tickets are unsold (86.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did TRIPLE MATCH launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on June 3, 2025. It is still on sale.

TRIPLE MATCH — $1 New York Scratch-Off #1659

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:11 UTC · launched June 3, 2025

TRIPLE MATCH New York scratch-off ticket

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TRIPLE MATCH (#1659) is a $1 New York scratch-off launched on June 3, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #104 of 109 active games on current payout (56.1%, $0.56 expected back per ticket) and #14 of 15 $1 games, #99 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.28) and #24 on top-prize odds (1 in 457,548). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.9 points (62.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 5.7% (1 in 4.98 at launch). 4 of 15 top prizes of $3,000 remain, and we estimate 1,830,192 tickets are still unsold (86.5% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.

Current payout

56.1%

62.0% at launch

Expected value

$0.56

per $1 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 5.28

1 in 4.98 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 5.28

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 9.37

win more than $1

$600+ odds

1 in 457,548

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

4 of 15

$3,000 each

Tickets remaining

13.5%

≈ 1,830,192 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 87% sold, only 11 of 15 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 457,548, was 1 in 905,550). More New York games like this. Last top prize claimed: September 16, 2026, 39 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in TRIPLE MATCH, 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, 346,437 of 2,725,834 prizes (12.7%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$3,000	1 in 905,550	1 in 457,548	15	11	4	26.7%
$300	1 in 30,252	1 in 39,787	449	403	46	10.2%
$90	1 in 3,695	1 in 3,789	3,676	3,193	483	13.1%
$30	1 in 532.9	1 in 552.3	25,488	22,174	3,314	13.0%
$20	1 in 400.1	1 in 590.6	33,954	30,855	3,099	9.1%
$15	1 in 250.0	1 in 214.5	54,333	45,800	8,533	15.7%
$10	1 in 125.0	1 in 173.7	108,666	98,127	10,539	9.7%
$5	1 in 62.5	1 in 75.8	217,332	193,191	24,141	11.1%
$2	1 in 11.4	1 in 12.6	1,195,361	1,050,255	145,106	12.1%
$1	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.1	1,086,560	935,388	151,172	13.9%
All prizes	1 in 4.98	1 in 5.28	2,725,834	2,379,397	346,437	12.7%

How TRIPLE MATCH has moved

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

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

September 16, 2026: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 4 remain.
August 22, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
August 12, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
July 11, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 12 remain.
June 25, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 13 remain.
June 11, 2025: one $3,000 prize was claimed; 14 remain.

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

TRIPLE MATCH: common questions

How many $3,000 prizes are left in TRIPLE MATCH?: 4 of 15 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 457,548.
What are the odds of winning anything on TRIPLE MATCH?: 1 in 5.28 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.98 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.28, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 9.37.
Is TRIPLE MATCH worth buying?: Its current payout is 56.1% ($0.56 back per $1 ticket), rank #104 of 109 in New York. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is INSTANT TAKE 5 (#1680, $1) at 95.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many TRIPLE MATCH tickets are left?: We estimate 1,830,192 of roughly 13,582,000 printed tickets are unsold (86.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did TRIPLE MATCH launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on June 3, 2025. It is still on sale.

Other $1 New York scratch-offs

INSTANT TAKE 5 — 95.8% payout, 1 in 1.78 any prize
BONUS 5X — 74.1% payout, 1 in 3.45 any prize
LOOSE CHANGE — 73.8% payout, 1 in 2.88 any prize
10Xtra — 73.6% payout, 1 in 3.69 any prize
LOOSE CHANGE — 72.8% payout, 1 in 2.86 any prize

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