INSTANT TAKE 5

Game #1628 • NY

INSTANT TAKE 5 - New York Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket

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Key Statistics

Ticket Price
$1
Top Prize
$5,555
Top Prizes Left
20
Overall Odds
1 in 4.69
Expected ROI
-6.9%
Expected Value
$0.93

Top Prize Status

Original Top Prize
$5,555
Current Top Prize
$5,555
Top Prizes Remaining
20

Top prizes are still available! There are 20 top prize ticket(s) remaining.

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$119,477,465
Current Prize Pool
$5,899,286
Payout Percentage
4.9%
Total Prizes at Launch
28,384,785
Total Prizes Remaining
1,351,787

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
133,124,641
Estimated Tickets Remaining
6,339,880
% Tickets Remaining
4.8%

Should You Play INSTANT TAKE 5 Right Now?

INSTANT TAKE 5 is a $1 scratch-off. The current ROI sits at -6.9%, which is moderate for a $1 game. Each ticket returns an expected $0.93 in prize value. There are 20 of the original 95 top prizes still available. Top prize odds have improved by 66.7% since launch — a dramatic shift in your favor. Among the 14 active $1 games in New York, INSTANT TAKE 5 ranks #2 by expected value.

Analysis based on current remaining prizes and our ROI model. Updated April 12, 2026.

Prize Breakdown

Prize Amount Total Prizes Remaining Claimed % Left Original Odds Estimated Odds Change
$5,555 95 20 75 21.1% 1 in 1,401,312 1 in 316,994 ↑ 342%
$500 837 85 752 10.2% 1 in 159,050 1 in 74,587 ↑ 113%
$100 4,179 357 3,822 8.5% 1 in 31,856 1 in 17,759 ↑ 79%
$40 16,075 864 15,211 5.4% 1 in 8,281 1 in 7,338 ↑ 13%
$20 200,804 6,992 193,812 3.5% 1 in 663 1 in 907 ↓ 27%
$10 451,791 15,467 436,324 3.4% 1 in 295 1 in 410 ↓ 28%
$5 2,108,478 63,685 2,044,793 3.0% 1 in 63 1 in 100 ↓ 37%
$5 17,670,752 929,517 16,741,235 5.3% 1 in 8 1 in 7 ↑ 10%
$2 2,108,426 80,106 2,028,320 3.8% 1 in 63 1 in 79 ↓ 20%
$1 5,823,348 254,694 5,568,654 4.4% 1 in 23 1 in 25 ↓ 8%

* Original odds based on total tickets printed. Estimated odds calculated from remaining tickets and prizes. Positive change (↑) means better odds now than at launch.

Additional Information

Last Updated: April 12, 2026

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