492 of 18,340
top prizes of $250 still out there
Ticket price$5
Top prize$250
Launch odds1 in 4.38
Prizes remaining (all tiers)104,157
Est. tickets left
≈5%
Win $250 is a $5 scratch-off from the New York Lottery (game #1604) with a top prize of $250 and overall odds of 1 in 4.38 at launch. 17,848 of 18,340 top prizes are gone, 492 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 5% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 104,157 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,087,332).
"WIN $250" is close to selling out, with only a small slice of its tickets still unsold. Late in a run, a game is worth a look when prizes outlast tickets. Early on, the prize design matters most. Here, tickets and top prizes are running out at about the same rate.
Today's free summary of "WIN $250" ends here. Every number behind it is on this page.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $250 | 492 | 18,340 |
| $100 | 1,172 | 36,601 |
| $50 | 3,405 | 91,347 |
| $20 | 4,016 | 114,152 |
| $15 | 5,327 | 137,074 |
| $10 | 41,740 | 913,440 |
| $5 | 48,005 | 776,378 |
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
492 of the 18,340 top prizes of $250 are still unclaimed, according to official New York lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Win $250 is a $5 scratch-off. It is game #1604 from the New York Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.38, 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 Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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