POWER SPOT — $5 New York Scratch-Off #1522
POWER SPOT (#1522) was a $5 New York scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 74.1% payout ($3.71 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.98 for any prize and 1 in 1,458,178 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 6.2 points (67.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 7.4% (1 in 4.27 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $500,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 86.2% of its tickets had sold. POWER SPOT is no longer on sale in New York; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in POWER SPOT, 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, 366,774 of 2,485,166 prizes (14.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 2,651,999 | 1 in 1,458,178 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $2,500 | 1 in 442,000 | 1 in 1,458,178 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4.2% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,712 | 1 in 4,264 | 2,858 | 2,516 | 342 | 12.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 748.8 | 1 in 811.9 | 14,167 | 12,371 | 1,796 | 12.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 375.2 | 1 in 408.5 | 28,273 | 24,703 | 3,570 | 12.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 49.5 | 212,160 | 182,725 | 29,435 | 13.9% |
| $15 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 15.6 | 636,480 | 543,076 | 93,404 | 14.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 6.67 | 1 in 6.12 | 1,591,200 | 1,352,975 | 238,225 | 15.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.27 | 1 in 3.98 | 2,485,166 | 2,118,392 | 366,774 | 14.8% |
How POWER SPOT has moved
POWER SPOT: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in POWER SPOT?
- 1 of 4 as of September 29, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,458,178.
- What are the odds of winning anything on POWER SPOT?
- 1 in 3.98 today, compared with 1 in 4.27 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.98, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 3.98.
- Is POWER SPOT worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.1% ($3.71 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 106 in New York. The best $5 alternative today is $1,000,000 GOLD (#1655, $5) at 93.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many POWER SPOT tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,458,178 of roughly 10,613,304 printed tickets are unsold (86.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did POWER SPOT launch and is it still on sale?
- We first saw it on February 17, 2025. It has ended.
Other $5 New York scratch-offs
- $1,000,000 GOLD — 93.4% payout, 1 in 7.05 any prize
- NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE — 90.0% payout, 1 in 4.56 any prize
- $500,000 MATCH TO WIN — 80.0% payout, 1 in 2.80 any prize
- DOUBLE WIN — 77.9% payout, 1 in 3.04 any prize
- BONUS 20X — 77.2% payout, 1 in 3.14 any prize