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VIP MILLIONS — $30 New York Scratch-Off #1546

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched December 6, 2022

VIP MILLIONS (#1546) is a $30 New York scratch-off launched on December 6, 2022. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #23 of 109 active games on current payout (74.0%, $22.20 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 9 $30 games, #30 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.60) and #79 on top-prize odds (1 in 5,979,902). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (74.2% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 0.3% (1 in 3.59 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $5,000,000 remain, and we estimate 5,979,902 tickets are still unsold (72.7% 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
74.0%
74.2% at launch
Expected value
$22.20
per $30 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.60
1 in 3.59 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.60
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 3.60
win more than $30
$600+ odds
1 in 15,452
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 4
$5,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
27.3%
≈ 5,979,902 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in VIP MILLIONS, 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, 1,661,161 of 6,109,401 prizes (27.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$5,000,000 1 in 5,481,975 1 in 5,979,902 4 3 1 25.0%
$1,000,000 1 in 730,930 1 in 664,434 30 21 9 30.0%
$50,000 1 in 1,461,860 1 in 1,494,975 15 11 4 26.7%
$10,000 1 in 534,827 1 in 498,325 41 29 12 29.3%
$5,000 1 in 38,879 1 in 40,405 564 416 148 26.2%
$2,000 1 in 29,159 1 in 28,075 752 539 213 28.3%
$500 1 in 480.0 1 in 489.8 45,683 33,473 12,210 26.7%
$250 1 in 382.2 1 in 388.4 57,378 41,980 15,398 26.8%
$200 1 in 259.5 1 in 264.1 84,514 61,868 22,646 26.8%
$100 1 in 22.2 1 in 22.5 986,725 721,197 265,528 26.9%
$75 1 in 16.7 1 in 16.7 1,315,865 957,737 358,128 27.2%
$50 1 in 6.06 1 in 6.06 3,617,830 2,630,966 986,864 27.3%
All prizes1 in 3.591 in 3.60 6,109,4014,448,240 1,661,16127.2%

How VIP MILLIONS has moved

71% 74% 76% Feb 2025Jun 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking VIP MILLIONS. 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.

VIP MILLIONS: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in VIP MILLIONS?
1 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 5,979,902.
What are the odds of winning anything on VIP MILLIONS?
1 in 3.60 today, compared with 1 in 3.59 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.60, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 3.60.
Is VIP MILLIONS worth buying?
Its current payout is 74.0% ($22.20 back per $30 ticket), rank #23 of 109 in New York. The best $30 alternative today is X SERIES: 200X (#1512, $30) at 79.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many VIP MILLIONS tickets are left?
We estimate 5,979,902 of roughly 21,924,050 printed tickets are unsold (72.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did VIP MILLIONS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on December 6, 2022. It is still on sale.

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