How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in WIN FOR LIFE?

3 of 10 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 6,171,109.

What are the odds of winning anything on WIN FOR LIFE?

1 in 3.51 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.97 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.51, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 11.7.

Is WIN FOR LIFE worth buying?

Its current payout is 62.6% ($1.25 back per $2 ticket), rank #92 of 109 in New York. 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 18,513,328 of roughly 48,082,892 printed tickets are unsold (59.8% 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 August 30, 2024. It is still on sale.

WIN FOR LIFE — $2 New York Scratch-Off #1624

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:11 UTC · launched August 30, 2024

WIN FOR LIFE New York scratch-off ticket

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WIN FOR LIFE (#1624) is a $2 New York scratch-off launched on August 30, 2024. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #92 of 109 active games on current payout (62.6%, $1.25 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 17 $2 games, #23 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.51) and #82 on top-prize odds (1 in 6,171,109). Since launch the payout has fallen 9.1 points (71.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 13.0% (1 in 3.97 at launch). 3 of 10 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($1,000/WEEK/LIFE) remain, and we estimate 18,513,328 tickets are still unsold (59.8% sold). That is below average for New York; the New York ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.

Current payout

62.6%

71.7% at launch

Expected value

$1.25

per $2 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.51

1 in 3.97 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.51

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 11.7

win more than $2

$600+ odds

1 in 363,006

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

3 of 10

$1,000,000 ($1,000/WEEK/LIFE) each

Tickets remaining

40.2%

≈ 18,513,328 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 16, 2026, 9 days ago.

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, 5,271,445 of 12,114,208 prizes (43.5%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$1,000/WEEK/LIFE	1 in 4,809,700	1 in 6,171,109	10	7	3	30.0%
$2,500	1 in 480,970	1 in 385,694	100	52	48	48.0%
$200	1 in 96,970	1 in 96,424	496	304	192	38.7%
$100	1 in 1,043	1 in 1,054	46,094	28,536	17,558	38.1%
$40	1 in 125.0	1 in 250.1	192,388	118,371	74,017	38.5%
$20	1 in 125.0	1 in 126.1	384,776	237,964	146,812	38.2%
$15	1 in 194.3	1 in 196.1	247,475	153,071	94,404	38.1%
$10	1 in 72.4	1 in 71.4	664,384	405,178	259,206	39.0%
$5	1 in 38.3	1 in 36.9	1,257,414	755,426	501,988	39.9%
$4	1 in 39.3	1 in 37.9	1,226,464	737,997	488,467	39.8%
$2	1 in 10.3	1 in 9.52	4,691,713	2,747,135	1,944,578	41.4%
$2 CASH	1 in 14.1	1 in 10.6	3,402,894	1,658,722	1,744,172	51.3%
All prizes	1 in 3.97	1 in 3.51	12,114,208	6,842,763	5,271,445	43.5%

How WIN FOR LIFE has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking WIN FOR LIFE. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 16, 2026: one $1,000/WEEK/LIFE prize was claimed; 3 remain.
October 8, 2026: one $1,000/WEEK/LIFE prize was claimed; 4 remain.
September 15, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 48 remain.
September 14, 2026: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 49 remain.
August 10, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 72 remain.
August 4, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 73 remain.
August 2, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 74 remain.
July 31, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 75 remain.
July 28, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 76 remain.
July 26, 2025: one $1,000/WEEK/LIFE prize was claimed; 7 remain.
July 13, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 77 remain.
June 19, 2025: one $2,500 prize was claimed; 78 remain.

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

WIN FOR LIFE: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in WIN FOR LIFE?: 3 of 10 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 6,171,109.
What are the odds of winning anything on WIN FOR LIFE?: 1 in 3.51 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.97 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.51, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 11.7.
Is WIN FOR LIFE worth buying?: Its current payout is 62.6% ($1.25 back per $2 ticket), rank #92 of 109 in New York. 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 18,513,328 of roughly 48,082,892 printed tickets are unsold (59.8% 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 August 30, 2024. It is still on sale.

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