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Best $5 New York Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 29 active $5 scratch-off games in the New York Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is LUCKY 13 at $0.78 per $1. Updated Oct 31, 2026.
Across the 29 $5 New York games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.78 per $1 and the weakest $0.51 — a 26-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.61. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $500,000 on LUCKY 13 (1 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Odds to Win | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  LUCKY 13#1672 | $5 | $0.78 / $1 | 1 in 4.11 | $500,000 | 342,821 | 10/10 |
| 2 |  CASINO NIGHTS#1661 | $5 | $0.76 / $1 | 1 in 4.44 | $500,000 | 398,655 | 9/10 |
| 3 |  WINNING STREAK 25X#1664 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | 1 in 4.29 | $500,000 | 555,380 | 9/10 |
| 4 |  $500,000 BLAST#1600 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 4.02 | $500,000 | 664,099 | 10/10 |
| 5 |  LADY LUCK 25X#1705 | $5 | $0.66 / $1 | 1 in 4.28 | $500,000 | 6,479,477 | 10/10 |
| 6 |  CASH LINES#1728 | $5 | $0.65 / $1 | 1 in 4.09 | $300,000 | 6,319,946 | 11/11 |
| 7 |  HOT DOG!#1701 | $5 | $0.65 / $1 | 1 in 4.45 | $500,000 | 3,767,801 | 11/11 |
| 8 |  DOUBLE YOUR MONEY#1698 | $5 | $0.65 / $1 | 1 in 5.18 | $500,000 | 1,879,412 | 11/11 |
| 9 |  BINGO TIMES 20#1689 | $5 | $0.65 / $1 | 1 in 4.27 | $300,000 | 6,751,214 | 16/16 |
| 10 |  LUCKY NUMBERS#1715 | $5 | $0.64 / $1 | 1 in 4.51 | $300,000 | 5,876,836 | 15/15 |
| 11 | $5 | $0.64 / $1 | 1 in 5.14 | $300,000 | 40,575,374 | 21/21 | |
| 12 |  13#1714 | $5 | $0.64 / $1 | 1 in 4.15 | $500,000 | 7,218,753 | 10/10 |
| 13 |  POT OF GOLD#1695 | $5 | $0.63 / $1 | 1 in 4.35 | $500,000 | 2,033,458 | 12/12 |
| 14 |  BINGO MULTIPLIER#1647 | $5 | $0.63 / $1 | 1 in 4.28 | $300,000 | 797,824 | 13/16 |
| 15 |  XTREME WINNINGS#1596 | $5 | $0.60 / $1 | 1 in 4.09 | $50,000 | 2,032,615 | 10/11 |
| 16 |  BONUS 20X#1641 | $5 | $0.59 / $1 | 1 in 4.1 | $50,000 | 1,871,018 | 9/11 |
| 17 | $5 | $0.59 / $1 | 1 in 4.23 | $50,000 | 2,804,887 | 9/9 | |
| 18 | $5 | $0.59 / $1 | 1 in 4.28 | $50,000 | 6,416,874 | 12/12 | |
| 19 | $5 | $0.58 / $1 | 1 in 3.98 | $500,000 | 1,477,659 | 8/9 | |
| 20 |  $500 HOLIDAY BONUS#1675 | $5 | $0.58 / $1 | 1 in 3.93 | $500 | 788,470 | 6/6 |
| 21 |  MORE MONEY#1668 | $5 | $0.57 / $1 | 1 in 4.42 | $50,000 | 2,247,349 | 9/10 |
| 22 |  50Xtra#1685 | $5 | $0.57 / $1 | 1 in 4.12 | $50,000 | 1,642,761 | 8/10 |
| 23 |  DOUBLE WIN#1610 | $5 | $0.56 / $1 | 1 in 4.2 | $500,000 | 761,616 | 11/12 |
| 24 |  2026#1678 | $5 | $0.56 / $1 | 1 in 4.33 | $500,000 | 775,024 | 9/10 |
| 25 | $5 | $0.54 / $1 | 1 in 4.16 | $500,000 | 338,192 | 8/10 | |
| 26 |  WIN $250#1604 | $5 | $0.54 / $1 | 1 in 4.38 | $250 | 455,611 | 7/7 |
| 27 |  $1,000,000 GOLD#1655 | $5 | $0.53 / $1 | 1 in 4.44 | $50,000 | 397,700 | 10/10 |
| 28 |  NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE#1651 | $5 | $0.52 / $1 | 1 in 4.44 | $50,000 | 464,051 | 9/10 |
| 29 | $5 | $0.51 / $1 | 1 in 5.14 | $300,000 | 3,338,865 | 19/21 |
Even the best $5 ticket almost always returns less than $1 per $1 played. These rankings tell you which games are less bad, not which are profitable. Play for fun, not for income.