1,016 of 56,773
top prizes of $500 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$500
Launch odds1 in 4.19
Prizes remaining (all tiers)112,003
Est. tickets left
≈3%
Instant $500 is a $10 scratch-off from the New York Lottery (game #1561) with a top prize of $500 and overall odds of 1 in 4.19 at launch. 55,757 of 56,773 top prizes are gone, 1,016 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 3% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 112,003 prizes are still out there (it started with 4,427,826).
Progress report on "INSTANT $500": Nearly all of the tickets have been scratched, putting it near the end of the line. The part worth watching is the race between the tickets running out and the top prizes running out — right now, the tickets and the top prizes are burning down at about the same pace. All of it comes straight from official New York lottery numbers, current through September 1.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1,016 | 56,773 |
| $100 | 3,670 | 185,453 |
| $50 | 7,329 | 386,143 |
| $30 | 9,647 | 463,197 |
| $20 | 25,674 | 1,112,235 |
| $15 | 10,253 | 370,842 |
| $10 | 54,414 | 1,853,183 |
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Sep 1, 2026.
1,016 of the 56,773 top prizes of $500 are still unclaimed, according to official New York lottery data from Sep 1, 2026.
Instant $500 is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #1561 from the New York Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.19, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data, last refreshed on Sep 1, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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