WIN FOR LIFE — $2 New York Scratch-Off #1453
WIN FOR LIFE (#1453) is a $2 New York scratch-off launched on December 2, 2020. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #106 of 109 active games on current payout (54.1%, $1.08 expected back per ticket) and #17 of 17 $2 games, #4 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.44) and #65 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,407,614). Since launch the payout has fallen 6.1 points (60.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 53.9% (1 in 3.75 at launch). 1 of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($1K/WK/LIFE) remain, and we estimate 3,407,614 tickets are still unsold (92.5% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best New York scratch-offs to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 3.75 to 1 in 2.44, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 1.66 million and 13 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in WIN FOR LIFE, 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, 1,397,968 of 12,158,004 prizes (11.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1K/WK/LIFE | 1 in 9,119,000 | 1 in 3,407,614 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20.0% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 1,823,800 | 1 in 3,407,614 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 4.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 183,112 | 1 in 486,802 | 249 | 242 | 7 | 2.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 9,599 | 1 in 14,752 | 4,750 | 4,519 | 231 | 4.9% |
| $40 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 403.7 | 182,380 | 173,940 | 8,440 | 4.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 125.0 | 1 in 240.5 | 364,760 | 350,594 | 14,166 | 3.9% |
| $15 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 512.8 | 182,380 | 175,735 | 6,645 | 3.6% |
| $12 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 471.2 | 182,380 | 175,148 | 7,232 | 4.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 68.8 | 1 in 109.1 | 663,104 | 631,864 | 31,240 | 4.7% |
| $7 | 1 in 170.2 | 1 in 276.4 | 267,884 | 255,555 | 12,329 | 4.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 35.4 | 1 in 44.9 | 1,288,835 | 1,212,915 | 75,920 | 5.9% |
| $4 | 1 in 39.9 | 1 in 53.5 | 1,143,622 | 1,079,947 | 63,675 | 5.6% |
| $2 | 1 in 8.87 | 1 in 8.32 | 5,141,930 | 4,732,290 | 409,640 | 8.0% |
| $2 CASH | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 4.43 | 2,735,700 | 1,967,259 | 768,441 | 28.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.75 | 1 in 2.44 | 12,158,004 | 10,760,036 | 1,397,968 | 11.5% |
How WIN FOR LIFE has moved
WIN FOR LIFE: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in WIN FOR LIFE?
- 1 of 5 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,407,614.
- What are the odds of winning anything on WIN FOR LIFE?
- 1 in 2.44 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.75 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.44, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 15.5.
- Is WIN FOR LIFE worth buying?
- Its current payout is 54.1% ($1.08 back per $2 ticket), rank #106 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 $2 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is XTREME BUCKS (#1597, $2) at 66.5%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many WIN FOR LIFE tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,407,614 of roughly 45,604,119 printed tickets are unsold (92.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did WIN FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on December 2, 2020. It is still on sale.
Other $2 New York scratch-offs
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- BONUS 10X — 73.6% payout, 1 in 3.83 any prize
- XTREME BUCKS — 66.5% payout, 1 in 4.05 any prize
- CASH DROP — 65.9% payout, 1 in 4.29 any prize