UNLOCK IT! New York scratch-off #1656
$0.61 / $1$3 ticketTop prize $60,000
Return per $1 now
$0.61
Estimated from overall odds
Return per ticket now
$1.82
vs $3 cost
Return at launch
$1.89
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
1 in 3.92
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 6.9
win more than the $3 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
2,687,904
estimated
Prizes remaining
23.4%
$4,889,799 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
13/14
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
0
$60,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $60,000 | 4 | — | 0 | 0.0% | 1 in 2,866,550 |
| $3,000 | 10 | — | 1 | 10.0% | 1 in 1,146,620 |
| $500 | 387 | — | 87 | 22.5% | 1 in 29,628.42 |
| $250 | 1,158 | — | 252 | 21.8% | 1 in 9,901.73 |
| $100 | 5,750 | — | 1,265 | 22.0% | 1 in 1,994.12 |
| $75 | 11,472 | — | 2,501 | 21.8% | 1 in 999.49 |
| $50 | 38,920 | — | 8,677 | 22.3% | 1 in 294.61 |
| $25 | 68,828 | — | 15,209 | 22.1% | 1 in 166.59 |
| $20 | 160,496 | — | 35,084 | 21.9% | 1 in 71.44 |
| $15 | 114,662 | — | 25,670 | 22.4% | 1 in 100 |
| $10 | 114,662 | — | 26,105 | 22.8% | 1 in 100 |
| $6 | 229,272 | — | 53,970 | 23.5% | 1 in 50.01 |
| $5 | 917,240 | — | 215,244 | 23.5% | 1 in 12.5 |
| $3 | 1,261,414 | — | 301,443 | 23.9% | 1 in 9.09 |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($4,889,799) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (2,687,904), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.82 per $3 ticket — $0.61 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.18 per ticket.
The state does not publish an exact print run, so total tickets are estimated from the overall odds (1 in 3.92) times total prizes. Treat this return as an estimate.
Data source
- Source: New York Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Aug 2, 2026
Prize data may be delayed or incomplete; prizes may be claimed between state updates. This page is informational, not gambling advice.
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