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ULTIMATE CASH — $30 New York Scratch-Off #1650

Data captured · launched April 1, 2025

ULTIMATE CASH (#1650) is a $30 New York scratch-off launched on April 1, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #12 of 109 active games on current payout (76.6%, $22.97 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 10 $30 games, #26 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.55) and #85 on top-prize odds (1 in 7,670,871). Since launch the payout has risen 0.7 points (75.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.5% (1 in 3.64 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $10,000,000 ($500K Annual Installments) remain, and we estimate 7,670,871 tickets are still unsold (58.6% 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
76.6%
75.9% at launch
Expected value
$22.97
per $30 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.55
1 in 3.64 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.55
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 3.55
win more than $30
$600+ odds
1 in 3,516
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$10,000,000 ($500K Annual Installments) each
Tickets remaining
41.4%
≈ 7,670,871 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in ULTIMATE CASH, 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, 2,162,215 of 5,094,645 prizes (42.4%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500K Annual Installments 1 in 6,176,733 1 in 7,670,871 3 2 1 33.3%
$20,000 1 in 741,208 1 in 767,087 25 15 10 40.0%
$8,000 1 in 463,255 1 in 451,228 40 23 17 42.5%
$4,000 1 in 9,883 1 in 9,613 1,875 1,077 798 42.6%
$2,000 1 in 5,991 1 in 5,657 3,093 1,737 1,356 43.8%
$400 1 in 214.6 1 in 210.4 86,365 49,905 36,460 42.2%
$200 1 in 99.9 1 in 97.9 185,428 107,042 78,386 42.3%
$100 1 in 25.0 1 in 24.5 741,198 427,701 313,497 42.3%
$75 1 in 16.7 1 in 16.3 1,111,858 639,896 471,962 42.4%
$50 1 in 6.25 1 in 6.09 2,964,760 1,705,032 1,259,728 42.5%
All prizes1 in 3.641 in 3.55 5,094,6452,932,430 2,162,21542.4%

How ULTIMATE CASH has moved

73% 76% 79% Apr 2025Jul 2025Oct 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking ULTIMATE CASH. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

ULTIMATE CASH: common questions

How many $10,000,000 prizes are left in ULTIMATE CASH?
1 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 7,670,871.
What are the odds of winning anything on ULTIMATE CASH?
1 in 3.55 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.64 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.55, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 3.55.
Is ULTIMATE CASH worth buying?
Its current payout is 76.6% ($22.97 back per $30 ticket), rank #12 of 109 in New York. The best $30 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is X SERIES: 200X (#1512, $30) at 78.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many ULTIMATE CASH tickets are left?
We estimate 7,670,871 of roughly 18,529,750 printed tickets are unsold (58.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did ULTIMATE CASH launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 1, 2025. It is still on sale.

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