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

5 of 15 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 478,962.

What are the odds of winning anything on TRIPLE MATCH?

1 in 5.28 today, 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 9.20.

Is TRIPLE MATCH worth buying?

Its current payout is 56.8% ($0.57 back per $1 ticket), rank #103 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 TRIPLE MATCH tickets are left?

We estimate 2,394,811 of roughly 13,582,000 printed tickets are unsold (82.4% 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 September 9, 2026 · 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 September 9, 2026 it ranks #103 of 109 active games on current payout (56.8%, $0.57 expected back per ticket) and #14 of 15 $1 games, #100 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.28) and #24 on top-prize odds (1 in 478,962). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.2 points (62.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 5.9% (1 in 4.98 at launch). 5 of 15 top prizes of $3,000 remain, and we estimate 2,394,811 tickets are still unsold (82.4% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.

Current payout

56.8%

62.0% at launch

Expected value

$0.57

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 9.20

win more than $1

$600+ odds

1 in 478,962

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

5 of 15

$3,000 each

Tickets remaining

17.6%

≈ 2,394,811 tickets

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. Across all tiers, 453,906 of 2,725,834 prizes (16.7%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$3,000	1 in 905,550	1 in 478,962	15	10	5	33.3%
$300	1 in 30,252	1 in 38,626	449	387	62	13.8%
$90	1 in 3,695	1 in 3,913	3,676	3,064	612	16.6%
$30	1 in 532.9	1 in 548.5	25,488	21,122	4,366	17.1%
$20	1 in 400.1	1 in 536.5	33,954	29,490	4,464	13.1%
$15	1 in 250.0	1 in 226.4	54,333	43,755	10,578	19.5%
$10	1 in 125.0	1 in 160.1	108,666	93,712	14,954	13.8%
$5	1 in 62.5	1 in 73.0	217,332	184,520	32,812	15.1%
$2	1 in 11.4	1 in 12.4	1,195,361	1,002,859	192,502	16.1%
$1	1 in 12.5	1 in 12.4	1,086,560	893,009	193,551	17.8%
All prizes	1 in 4.98	1 in 5.28	2,725,834	2,271,928	453,906	16.7%

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

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?: 5 of 15 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 478,962.
What are the odds of winning anything on TRIPLE MATCH?: 1 in 5.28 today, 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 9.20.
Is TRIPLE MATCH worth buying?: Its current payout is 56.8% ($0.57 back per $1 ticket), rank #103 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 TRIPLE MATCH tickets are left?: We estimate 2,394,811 of roughly 13,582,000 printed tickets are unsold (82.4% 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 — 95.6% 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 — 73.4% payout, 1 in 2.93 any prize
LOOSE CHANGE — 72.8% payout, 1 in 2.86 any prize

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