19 of 95
top prizes of $5,555 still out there
Ticket price$1
Top prize$5,555
Launch odds1 in 4.69
Prizes remaining (all tiers)1,269,188
Est. tickets left
≈4%
Instant Take 5 is a $1 scratch-off from the New York Lottery (game #1628) with a top prize of $5,555 and overall odds of 1 in 4.69 at launch. 76 of 95 top prizes are gone, 19 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 4% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 1,269,188 prizes are still out there (it started with 28,384,785).
Nearly all of the tickets for "INSTANT TAKE 5" have been sold. The game is close to selling out. The key question is whether the tickets or the top prizes run out first. Right now, the top prizes are being claimed more slowly than the tickets are selling, which is a good sign.
Tomorrow's count on "INSTANT TAKE 5" will be a little different. The game sells every day, and this page keeps track.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $5,555 | 19 | 95 |
| $500 | 84 | 837 |
| $100 | 350 | 4,179 |
| $40 | 821 | 16,075 |
| $20 | 6,486 | 200,804 |
| $10 | 14,359 | 451,791 |
| $5 | 57,773 | 2,108,478 |
| $2 | 73,914 | 2,108,426 |
| $1 | 237,213 | 5,823,348 |
| 🎟️ Free Ticket | 878,169 | 17,670,752 |
Prize counts come straight from official New York lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
19 of the 95 top prizes of $5,555 are still unclaimed, according to official New York lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Instant Take 5 is a $1 scratch-off. It is game #1628 from the New York Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.69, 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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