WILD CASH MULTIPLIER — $5 New York Scratch-Off #1577
WILD CASH MULTIPLIER (#1577) was a $5 New York scratch-off launched on July 4, 2023. Its final figures, from September 28, 2026, were 79.1% payout ($3.96 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.06 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 13.2 points (65.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 35.0% (1 in 4.13 at launch). 0 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 93.5% of its tickets had sold. WILD CASH MULTIPLIER is no longer on sale in New York; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in WILD CASH MULTIPLIER, 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, 182,425 of 2,094,654 prizes (8.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 2,882,233 | all claimed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 1,080,838 | all claimed | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 2,137 | 1 in 1,738 | 4,047 | 3,726 | 321 | 7.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 320.1 | 1 in 279.5 | 27,013 | 25,017 | 1,996 | 7.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 239.6 | 1 in 196.9 | 36,085 | 33,252 | 2,833 | 7.9% |
| $30 | 1 in 80.0 | 1 in 67.0 | 108,039 | 99,715 | 8,324 | 7.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 83.3 | 1 in 69.2 | 103,818 | 95,754 | 8,064 | 7.8% |
| $15 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 26.6 | 259,650 | 238,687 | 20,963 | 8.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 9.96 | 691,441 | 635,433 | 56,008 | 8.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 6.65 | 864,550 | 780,634 | 83,916 | 9.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.13 | 1 in 3.06 | 2,094,654 | 1,912,229 | 182,425 | 8.7% |
How WILD CASH MULTIPLIER has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 23, 2025: one $500,000 prize was claimed; 0 remain.
- May 14, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 0 remain.
- March 30, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
WILD CASH MULTIPLIER: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in WILD CASH MULTIPLIER?
- 0 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
- What are the odds of winning anything on WILD CASH MULTIPLIER?
- 1 in 3.06 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.13 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.06, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.66.
- Is WILD CASH MULTIPLIER worth buying?
- Its current payout is 79.1% ($3.96 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 109 in New York. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE (#1651, $5) at 90.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many WILD CASH MULTIPLIER tickets are left?
- We estimate 557,929 of roughly 8,645,500 printed tickets are unsold (93.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did WILD CASH MULTIPLIER launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 4, 2023. It has ended.
Other $5 New York scratch-offs
- $1,000,000 GOLD — 93.6% payout, 1 in 7.07 any prize
- NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE — 90.0% payout, 1 in 4.57 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